| Summary: | This text explores some of the coincidences and discrepancies between the discourse on human rights and norms proposed by the Catholic Church in connection with sexual practices. It begins with the hypothesis that the teachings on sexuality transmitted through hegemonic normative models may violate some of people’s rights in the sphere of sexuality, either by discrimination or by omission. Moreover, they may even contradict the teachings of this Catholic tradition and the most recently updated norms. Far from involving a different ideological approach to the secular codes in force in society, the hypothesis of this text is that it involves a type of pastoral negligence, once the normative criteria in force at this institution are contextualized. This text explores the notions of the responsibilities of the interpreters of Catholic religion and the rights of those who regard themselves as believers. To this end, the author analyzes the discourse related to sexuality, in particular in the spheres that have been recognized as a specific object of human rights and explores the abuse of power through the moral intimidation of believers. He also documents the potential of the Church’s original discourse for reconciling itself with the human rights category in the sphere of sexuality.
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