How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church (2022)
Overview
125 employees of the Catholic Church come out as queer! In the exclusive ARD documentary, believers in the service of the Catholic Church in Germany dare to go public together. People who identify as non-heterosexual talk about fighting for their church - sometimes at the risk of losing their jobs as a result. There are priests, religious brothers, parish assistants, diocese employees, religion teachers, kindergarten teachers, social workers and many more who report intimidation, denunciations, deep injuries, decades of hide and seek and double lives. The Catholics report a system in which pressure, fear and arbitrariness leave employees uncertain as to what exactly happens when they stand by their sexual orientation or identity. The investigative documentary listens to those who live their faith every day and are nevertheless degraded by the church as an institution.
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| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.41 |
Directed By
Katharina Kühn
Marc Rosenthal
Hajo Seppelt
Peter Wozny
Crew
Katharina Kühn
Peter Wozny
Marc Rosenthal
Ute Beutler
Chris Walden
Marc Rosenthal
Katharina Kühn
Hajo Seppelt
Hajo Seppelt
Peter Wozny
Sabrina Freese
Günter Thimm
Esther Saoub
Toni Gräfe
Ulf Ullrich
Tim Heinrich
Alexander Fisch
Michael Heinz
Annika Heisel
Kai Hesselbarth
Frank Gutsche
Markus Glunz
Katharina Schiele
Kathrin Becker
Matthias Semmler
Ulrike Bieritz
Peter Wozny
TOP CAST
Ralf Klein
Self - Interviewee
Carla Bieling
Self - Interviewee
Theo Schenkel
Self - Interviewee
Monika Schmelter
Self - Interviewee
Marie Kortenbusch
Self - Interviewee
Rainer Teuber
Self - Interviewee
Helmut Dieser
Self - Interviewee
Thomas Schüller
Self - Interviewee
Marco Politi
Self - Interviewee
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