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Roman Catholicism and Confucianism on Homosexuality in Hong Kong Before and After 1997: A Postcolonial, Queer, Feminist Perspective and Implications for Chinese Roman Catholic Ethics
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Contemporary official sexual teaching of the Roman Catholic Church has not addressed the issue of colonialism regarding homosexuality. Heterosexism calcified by a more complex «mutual malformation» of Roman Catholicism and Confucianism has led to invisibility and silence of queer Catholics within the Hong Kong Roman Catholic Church. This article reviews the historical understanding of sexuality in Chinese society, the colonial impact on the issue of homosexuality and the recent public discourse on homosexuality in Hong Kong to illuminate the context and the kind of resistance of individual queer Catholics in Hong Kong has been striving from postcolonial, feminist and queer perspectives.
Keywords: Sexuality, Roman Catholic Church, Confucianism, Hong Kong; Queer theory, Postcolonialism.
La enseñanza oficial contemporánea de la Iglesia Católica Romana sobre sexualidad no ha tratado el tema del colonialismo con respecto a la homosexualidad. La heterosexualidad recalcitrada a través de una compleja «malformación mutua» entre catolicismo romano y confucianismo ha llevado a la invisibilidad y el silencio de católicos queer dentro de la Iglesia Católica Romana de Hong Kong. Este artículo revisa la comprensión histórica de la sexualidad en la sociedad China, el impacto colonial sobre el tema de la homosexualidad y el discurso público reciente sobre la homosexualidad en Hong Kong. Busca así iluminar el contexto y la resistencia que llevan a cabo los católicos queer en Hong Kong desde las perspectivas postcolonial, feminista y queer.
Palabras clave: Sexualidad, Iglesia Católica Romana, Confucianismo, Hong Kong, Teoría Queer, Poscolonialismo.
O ensino oficial contemporâneo da Igreja Católica Romana sobre sexualidade não tratou do tema do colonialismo em relação à homossexualidade. A heterossexualidade calcificada por uma complexa «malformação mútua» entre catolicismo romano e confucionismo gerou a invisibilidade e o silěncio de católicos queer dentro da Igreja Católica Romana de Hong Kong. Este artigo revisa a compreensão histórica da sexualidade na sociedade chinesa, o impacto colonial sobre a questão da homossexualidade e o recente discurso público sobre a homossexualidade em Hong Kong. Assim, busca resaltar o contexto e a resistěncia mantida pelos católicos queer em Hong Kong a partir de perspectivas póscoloniais, feministas e queer.
Palavras-chave: Sexualidade, Igreja Católica Romana, Confucionismo, Hong Kong, Teoria Queer, Pós-colonialismo.
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