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Kidnapping and hostage taking bring on a reign of terror; by means of threats they subject their victims to intolerable pressures. They are morally wrong.
Terrorism threatens, wounds, and kills indiscriminately; it is gravely against justice and charity.
Torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten opponents, or satisfy hatred is contrary to respect for the person and for human dignity.
Except when performed for strictly therapeutic medical reasons, directly intended amputations, mutilations, and sterilizations performed on innocent persons are against the moral law. (cf. DS 3722.)
This is definitely a mutilation. I don't think the Church has said much about transsexualism or transgenderism, mainly because they are so rare
but I suspect it would look dimly on them.
Historically, the Church has specifically condemned castration. I could
go on with my own opinion but I'd rather stick to what I know the Church
has taught.
Hope this helps,
Eric
Web Administrator's Note:
Since July 2008 and in addition to the fine reply my colleague Eric gave, the Church and other solid Catholic organizations have come out with additional documents on the Church's teaching in this area:
