Church’s New Doctrinal Watchdog Says Catholic Politicians Need To Take Church Teachin

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What do you think? The Cardinal said one cannot be an ordained priest and embrace the gay culture.

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His statements are what I would expect from the Prefect of the Faith.
 
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“But”, he also offered, “if you can show us after five or 10 years that you have been able to live a celibate life, it could be possible. But there would need to be spiritual and psychological evaluations.”
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Oddly, the document did not say this. It said there should be no tendencies for at least three years before the diaconate. I stress the word tendencies as that would seem very different than saying simply celibate.
 
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Oddly, the document did not say this. It said there should be no tendencies for at least three years before the diaconate. I stress the word tendencies as that would seem very different than saying simply celibate.
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This definitely seems to me to be the better interpretation - that the tendencies have been overcome for 3 years, not just the acting on them. I wonder if it’s just conversational imprecision on the part of His soon to be Eminence or if he’s really advocating the minimalist celibate line.
 
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