How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church
2022•1h 0m•8.5•Released
DocumentaryTV Movie
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.
Director
Peter Wozny
Writer
Peter Wozny, Katharina Kühn, Marc Rosenthal, Hajo Seppelt
Languages
German
Studio
EyeOpening Media
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
Production
Company
EyeOpening Media
Company
RBB
Company
SWR
Company
NDR
Company
ARD
Producer
Sabrina Freese
Producer
Günter Thimm
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