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

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Cast

Ralf Klein Ralf Klein As: Self - Interviewee
Carla Bieling Carla Bieling As: Self - Interviewee
Theo Schenkel Theo Schenkel As: Self - Interviewee
Monika Schmelter Monika Schmelter As: Self - Interviewee
Marie Kortenbusch Marie Kortenbusch As: Self - Interviewee
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Documentary, TV Movie

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 24 January 2022

Country: DE

Runtime: 60m

Company Credits

Company: EyeOpening Media, RBB, SWR, NDR, ARD

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Cast

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

Helmut Dieser

Helmut Dieser

Self - Interviewee

Thomas Schüller

Thomas Schüller

Self - Interviewee

Marco Politi

Marco Politi

Self - Interviewee

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Ulf Ullrich

Ulf Ullrich

Executive Producer

Sabrina Freese

Sabrina Freese

Producer

Günter Thimm

Günter Thimm

Producer

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Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Michael Heinz

Michael Heinz

Director of Photography

Peter Wozny

Peter Wozny

Director of Photography

Frank Gutsche

Frank Gutsche

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

Katharina Schiele

Katharina Schiele

Commissioning Editor

Kathrin Becker

Kathrin Becker

Commissioning Editor

Esther Saoub

Esther Saoub

Commissioning Editor

Ulrike Bieritz

Ulrike Bieritz

Commissioning Editor

Ute Beutler

Ute Beutler

Commissioning Editor

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