An article on The Guardian website during the Pope’s recent visit to America expressed a common sentiment, but used a term that might be unfamiliar to some.“I left Catholicism when I came out,” said the headline. “Pope Francis hasn’t convinced me to return.” The novelty came in the sub-head: “If you’re not a straight, white, cisgender man, Catholic culture and theology isn’t for you.”“Cisgender” (often shortened to “cis”) is a word that is increasingly common on the internet, though it is, as yet, rarely seen in mainstream print. I have never heard anyone speak it on radio or television. A cisgender person is one who accepts the sex they were assigned at birth. Such assignment is generally by simple observ