Inclusive Pastoral Care or Theological Subversion?
The VaticanNews portal reports on a retreat for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Thailand, organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT), emphasizing sign language in liturgy as core to the Church’s mission. Father Peter Bhuravaj Searaariyah states that proclaiming the Gospel in sign language is “the heart of the Church’s mission today,” framing accessibility as a “universal right” and the Church as “a home for everyone.” The article presents this as pastoral progress, highlighting structural challenges like a shortage of signing clergy. The underlying thesis is that the post-conciliar Church’s identity is defined by inclusive, human-centered pastoral adaptation, fundamentally reinterpreting its mission away from supernatural salvation toward naturalistic social inclusion.



