Catholic Church to open its doors to gay priests
Last Updated Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:39:46 EDT
CBC News
A Vatican document expected to be made public soon says the Church will allow gay men who have lived chastely for three years to be candidates for the priesthood.
The document, which has been in the works for three years will update Vatican policy which up until now made clear that homosexuals should be barred from the priesthood.
A senior official with the Vatican, who requested anonymity because the document has not yet been released said the new policy will permit candidates who have lived a chaste life for at least three years before their admission to the seminary.
The Italian weekly Panorama said in its Friday editions that Pope Benedict XVI approved the document during the summer.
In a similar report Friday, the National Catholic Reporter said seminary officials will be asked to exercise "prudential judgement."
Vatican teaching holds that homosexual acts are "intrinsically disordered." The Church, however, says that homosexuals should be treated with compassion and dignity.
The issue has long been a subject of debate at the Vatican.
An American homosexual priest, speaking on condition of anonymity because he feared reprisal from church leaders, said if the reports are "it will be the first time that the church will have formally said that gay men have been and can be accepted by seminaries."
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I never would have expected this from Herr Pope.
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godeatgod wrote:
Interesting stuff... the only Priest I ever liked turned out to be gay.
Halford?
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I dont know what to think about this. Does it matter if a Priest is gay or not? They're supposed to be celebate, so sexual orientation shouldnt even be a factor.
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kilman wrote:
I dont know what to think about this. Does it matter if a Priest is gay or not? They're supposed to be celebate, so sexual orientation shouldnt even be a factor.
Yeah...I was under the impression that they could have an affinity for goats, for all anyone cared. Just so long as they didn't actually have sex (with anyone or anything).
I dont know what to think about this. Does it matter if a Priest is gay or not? They're supposed to be celebate, so sexual orientation shouldnt even be a factor.
Yeah...I was under the impression that they could have an affinity for goats, for all anyone cared. Just so long as they didn't actually have sex (with anyone or anything).
Nope. I think the rationale was that being gay is a choice, so if you choose to be attracted to men, you are actively choosing to sin, so no Priesthood for you. This is men over the age of like 15, though. If you like 'em young, you're good.
i thought this was going to be some kind of joke...i am a little surpirsed. maybe herr pope wants them close in the fold so that they won't be out there spreading their gayness to the world.
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I never would have expected this from Herr Pope.
