Abstract:This article offers a contribution to the definition of discourse of resistance based on an argumentative analysis of the reactions of users of the website X, formerly Twitter, to a post by Vatican News. This post, from December 2023, publicizing the Church’s apparent openness to the blessing of homosexual couples, authorized by Pope Francis, sparked a controversy, polarizing reactions, mostly disapproval. Drawing on the concept of heteronormative order, the article asks whether these counter-discourses can be… Show more
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