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How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church
How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church

How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church

2022

8.5

Categories:

  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

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.

Peter Wozny

Writer, Director, Director of Photography

Katharina Kühn

Writer, Director

Hajo Seppelt

Director, Writer

Marc Rosenthal

Writer, Director

Sabrina Freese

Producer

Günter Thimm

Producer

Cast:

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  • Ralf Klein

    Ralf Klein

    Self - Interviewee
  • Carla Bieling

    Carla Bieling

    Self - Interviewee
  • Theo Schenkel

    Theo Schenkel

    Self - Interviewee
  • Monika Schmelter

    Monika Schmelter

    Self - Interviewee
  • Marie Kortenbusch

    Marie Kortenbusch

    Self - Interviewee
  • Rainer Teuber

    Rainer Teuber

    Self - Interviewee