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Bishop William Joensen said the directives aim to answer a question: "How do we support people but also be true to what we believe Jesus is asking of us?"
The new stipulations from the The Diocese of Des Moines went into effect on Monday, and all revolve on how the religious organization deals with gender identity.
Male students who identify as female cannot wear dresses, use the girls' restroom, adopt female pronouns or play girls' scholastic sports under a newly implemented policy from the Diocese of Des Moines facing pushback from the left.