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Bulla Doctrinalis a Presule Maximo Ecclesiae Catholicae Evangeliorum
Die Sollemnitatis Sanctissimae Trinitatis, Anno Domini MMXXV (15 Iunii)
✠ Brandonus Episcopus, per Dei vocationem Apostolus et Praesul Ecclesiae Sancta Catholicae Evangeliorum,
Omnibus episcopis, presbyteris, diaconis, et fidelibus per orbem: salutem et pacem in Christo Domino nostro.
Per auctoritatem mihi commissam a Domino nostro Iesu Christo et in virtute Cathedrae Sancti Longini, hac Bulla doctrinaliter definio, declaro, et pronuntio:
Personae quae sub spectro LGBTQ+ comprehenduntur, plenae sunt dignitatis, imaginem Dei in se gestantes, atque nullo modo per Sacras Scripturas damnantur. Amor mutuus inter personas eiusdem sexus, dummodo constet in fide, caritate, et fidelitate, nullo modo intrinsece malus reputatur.
Scripta Veteris Testamenti, notissime Genesis 19 et Leviticus 18, in contextu cultuum idolatricorum, non autem in condemnatione amoris consensualis, intelligenda sunt. Verba ‘arsenokoitai’ et ‘malakoi’, quae in epistulis Pauli inveniuntur, spectant ad abusus, prostitutionem ritualem, et idolatriam, non ad amorem sanctum.
Praeterea, praecepta quae in Deuteronomio inveniuntur contra transvestismum, ritus paganorum tangunt, non identitatem sexualem seu generis veritatem. Dominus Iesus ipse eunuchos laudavit et in Isaia promittitur eis nomen melius quam filiis et filiabus.
Proinde statuo ac definiens declaro:
- Personae LGBTQ+ ad omnes sacramenta Ecclesiae plenam habent admissionem;
- Matrimonia inter personas eiusdem sexus benedici possunt et debent;
- Ordinatio et ministerium eis denegari non debet ratione orientationis vel identitatis;
- Doctrina haec perpetua est, mutari nequit nisi per eandem auctoritatem cathedrae.
Nullus episcopus, presbyter, vel diaconus in communione cum hac Ecclesia potest doctrinam contrariam praedicare aut in praxi ponere. Haec lex doctrinalis vim habet immediatam, perpetuam, et universalem.
Datum apud Basilicam Sancti Longini Centurionis, die Dominica Sanctissimae Trinitatis, anno Domini bis millesimo vicesimo quinto.
✠ Brandonus W. Millholland-Corcoran
Episcopus Sancta Ecclesiae Catholicae Evangeliorum
Episcopus Ecclesiae Basilicae Sancti Longini Centurionis
Apostolus per Vocationem Dei
SACRED DIGNITY OF PERSONS
English Translation
Doctrinal Bull from the Chief Shepherd of the Holy Catholic Church of the Gospels
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, in the Year of Our Lord 2025 (June 15)
✠ Brandon, Bishop, by the calling of God Apostle and Chief Shepherd of the Holy Catholic Church of the Gospels,
To all bishops, priests, deacons, and faithful throughout the world: greetings and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ.
By the authority entrusted to me by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by virtue of the Cathedra of Saint Longinus,
I hereby define, declare, and pronounce through this Bull the following doctrine:
I. On the Dignity of LGBTQ+ Persons
Persons who are identified within the LGBTQ+ spectrum are of full dignity, bearing the image of God within themselves, and are in no way condemned by Sacred Scripture. Mutual love between persons of the same sex—when rooted in faith, charity, and fidelity—is in no way to be considered inherently sinful.
II. On the Interpretation of Scripture
The writings of the Old Testament—most notably Genesis 19 and Leviticus 18—must be understood in the context of idolatrous cults, and not as a condemnation of consensual love.
The words arsenokoitai and malakoi, which appear in the epistles of Saint Paul, refer to abuses, ritual prostitution, and idolatry, not to holy love.
Furthermore, the prescriptions found in Deuteronomy against cross-dressing pertain to pagan ritual inversion, not to personal gender identity or authentic human truth.
Our Lord Jesus Himself praised eunuchs, and through the prophet Isaiah, it is promised that they shall be given “a name better than sons and daughters.”
III. Doctrinal Decrees
Accordingly, I now define and solemnly proclaim:
- LGBTQ+ persons are to be admitted fully and freely to all the sacraments of the Church;
- Marriages between persons of the same sex may and must be blessed when rooted in covenantal love;
- Ordination and ministry may not be denied to any person on the basis of orientation or gender identity;
- This doctrine is perpetual, and cannot be altered except by the same authority of the cathedra.
IV. Binding Authority
No bishop, priest, or deacon in communion with this Church may preach or enact doctrine contrary to this decree.
This doctrinal law holds immediate, perpetual, and universal force within the Holy Catholic Church of the Gospels.
Issued and Sealed
Given at the Basilica of Saint Longinus the Centurion, on Trinity Sunday, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-five.
✠ Brandon W. Millholland-Corcoran
Bishop of the Holy Catholic Church of the Gospels
Bishop Ecclesiae of the Basilica of Saint Longinus the Centurion
Apostle by the Calling of God