Film · Documentary, TV Movie

How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church (2022)

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

Hajo Seppelt, Katharina Kühn, Marc Rosenthal, Peter Wozny

Writers

Hajo Seppelt, Katharina Kühn, Marc Rosenthal

Country

Germany

Language

German

Release date

January 24, 2022

Original title

Wie Gott uns schuf - Coming Out in der katholischen Kirche