{"id":48697,"date":"2024-05-14T16:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=48697"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T08:04:46","slug":"win-for-church-autonomy-in-mexico-court-protects-catholic-baptismal-records-from-gender-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/mexico-church-autonomy","title":{"rendered":"WIN for church autonomy in Mexico: Court protects Catholic baptismal records from gender ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48697\" class=\"elementor elementor-48697\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a2b47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a2b47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd0703\" data-id=\"2cd0703\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dd360 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"04dd360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>A federal appellate court in Mexico has sided with the Quer\u00e9taro Catholic Diocese following demands for the church to change a transgender-identifying individual\u2019s sex on years-old baptismal record.<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>The court reaffirmed the church\u2019s autonomy under Mexican constitutional law; ADF International serves on legal team for the Diocese\u2019s legal defense<\/a>.<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f92be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51f92be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MEXICO<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (14 May 2024): The Twenty-second Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Mexico has upheld the constitutional autonomy rights of the Quer\u00e9taro Catholic Diocese. With the legal support of ADF International, the Quer\u00e9taro Diocese successfully fended off a demand from the Mexican National Institute for Data Protection to alter church records according to a transgender-identifying individual\u2019s self-identification. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The transgender-identifying claimant first filed a petition against the Quer\u00e9taro Catholic Diocese in 2021, following a demand for the church to change the registered name and male sex on the particular baptismal records, which the church denied. The complainant held that, under Mexican data protection law, the church had an obligation to submit to the demand, regardless of biological fact and historical accuracy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The court ruled in favor of the Diocese, upholding that the <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic Church<\/a> has a constitutionally protected right to manage its internal affairs without interference from the government.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are very glad that the court in Mexico has upheld the constitutionally protected autonomy rights of the Catholic Church with this ruling in favour of the Quer\u00e9taro Diocese,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/tomas-henriquez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom\u00e1s Henr\u00edquez<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Director of Advocacy for Latin America and the Caribbean for ADF International. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cBoth the Mexican constitution and international law are clear: churches have the right to manage their affairs according to the convictions of their faith. This is a prerequisite for religious freedom. As the battle against gender ideology continues, this case sets an important precedent for churches and religious organizations in Mexico, and it is our hope that Mexico will take real steps to improve its religious freedom standing. Moreover,<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this ruling protects the basic right of the church to safeguard the accuracy of its historical records, critical for the purpose of administering its sacraments.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The legal defence of the Catholic Diocese of Queretaro was supported by ADF International, and the Diocese was represented domestically by the Union por las Libertades Fundamentales, a Mexico City based legal ministry in the allied network of ADF International.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BACKGROUND<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Initially, the Mexican National Institute for Data Protection, the federal agency charged with adjudicating claims of data protection breaches, unanimously decided in favor of the claimant and issued an order for the Diocese to comply.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Diocese challenged the decision with the support of ADF International. The Institute\u2019s decision was overturned by the federal district court, and subsequently the Institute.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In April of this year, and after the Supreme Court declined to rule directly on the issue, the Mexican federal appellate court agreed with the diocese\u2019s fundamental argument that churches and religious organizations have a constitutional right, recognized under articles 24 and 130 of the Mexican Constitution, to manage their internal affairs according to their doctrine, beliefs, and norms, upholding the prohibition on unlawful interference from the government.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The appellate Court further held that the federal personal data protection law was unconstitutional as applied because Congress had not adequately considered the right of autonomy for churches under the Mexican law of church and state separation, and had thus not included an exemption for record keeping for church affairs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The decision 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