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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Directed By
Hajo Seppelt
Katharina Kühn
Marc Rosenthal
Peter Wozny
Crew
Hajo Seppelt
Hajo Seppelt
Katharina Kühn
Katharina Kühn
Marc Rosenthal
Marc Rosenthal
Peter Wozny
Peter Wozny
Sabrina Freese
Ulf Ullrich
Günter Thimm
Katharina Schiele
Esther Saoub
Kathrin Becker
Ute Beutler
Ulrike Bieritz
Michael Heinz
Frank Gutsche
Peter Wozny
Alexander Fisch
Matthias Semmler
Annika Heisel
Tim Heinrich
Chris Walden
Kai Hesselbarth
Toni Gräfe
Markus Glunz
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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