How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church
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Released January 24, 2022
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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.
Cast
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Ralf Klein
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Self - Interviewee
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Carla Bieling
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Self - Interviewee
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Theo Schenkel
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Self - Interviewee
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Monika Schmelter
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Self - Interviewee
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Marie Kortenbusch
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Self - Interviewee
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Rainer Teuber
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Self - Interviewee
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Helmut Dieser
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Self - Interviewee
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Thomas Schüller
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Self - Interviewee
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Marco Politi
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Self - Interviewee
Crew
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Hajo Seppelt
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Director
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Hajo Seppelt
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Writer
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Katharina Kühn
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Director
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Katharina Kühn
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Writer
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Marc Rosenthal
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Director
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Marc Rosenthal
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Writer
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Peter Wozny
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Director
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Peter Wozny
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Writer
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Sabrina Freese
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Producer
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Ulf Ullrich
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Executive Producer
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Günter Thimm
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Producer
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Katharina Schiele
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Commissioning Editor