Vatican Edict Leaves Gay Priests 'Demoralized' ; Conservatives Back Ban, but Unsure It Can Be Enforced
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 23, 2005
Linked as:
Summary
Word that a soon-to-be-released Vatican document will signal homosexuals are unwelcome in Roman Catholic seminaries even if they are celibate has devastated gay clergy - and raised doubts among conservatives about whether an outright ban can be enforced.
A Vatican official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the document has not been released, said Thursday that the upcoming "instruction" from the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education will reaffirm the church's belief that homosexuals should not be ordained.See the full content of this document
Extract
Vatican Edict Leaves Gay Priests 'Demoralized' ; Conservatives Back Ban, but Unsure It Can Be Enforced
In recent decades, Vatican officials have stated several times that gays should not become priests because their sexual orientation is "intrinsically disordere...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
