Gay Priests Struggle with Vatican's Rules

[Mijoy2]

mlchance:

So, then, homosexuality and height are morally equivalent? How absurd.

– Mark L. Chance.

You either totally missed my point, or agreed with me. I am not sure which.

 

[HagiaSophia]

snoopy:

Very interesting article. It really made me think about the people who give their lives to God and the Catholic Church and are told to hide in a corner and basically that not only what they do is evil, but who they are is evil also. It would be very hard to serve with those kinds of attitudes swirling about. It’s one thing to be told not to sin, but to be told that you are intrinsically evil would make me want to run from that organization. Maybe that is what all homosexual priests should do. Leave. And then when we are left with what will probably amount to an unbelievable shortage of priests, we can deal with it then. If we have to close hundreds of churches, so be it. I just know that if I devoted my entire life to an organization or cause, and they slapped me in the face, and told me I was disordered and evil, I would go elsewhere, somewhere where I was appreciated.

The church has more than once made clear that homosexuals are entitled to dignity as persons and good Catholics will honor that. The “meat” of your post indicates that you do not understand the meaning of the theological terminology “intrinsically disordered” – it would perhaps be helpful to read up on it prior to drawing conclusions.

 

[Aaron_I]

The Italian newspaper Il Giornale reported Friday that the document from the Congregation for Catholic Education will bar from seminary men who “support” gay culture or have “deeply rooted” gay tendencies.

Wherein lies the problem with this? Having priests support gay culture would be like having priests join the NAMBLA. Why would we accept people who openly disagree with Church teaching on an issue of Morals. The other group that won’t be accepted is equally as logical. What do you think it means that they have deeply rooted gay tendencies? It means that they can’t control their desire (i.e. be celibate). If someone has homosexual desires but still lives a chaste life, then he would not have these deep seeted gay tendencies (notice the two different words used: homosexual and gay) and could likely become a priest.

The Church does not state the homosexual disordered, just the homosexual urges. So to with any other immoral desire. A pedophile is disordered; are you saying he has no dignity? Of course not, but he is responsible for trying to purge himself of the desire.

 

[m134e5]

Evangel:

By RACHEL ZOLL

The Rev. Fred Daley, a gay, Roman Catholic priest, had grown increasingly disturbed by Vatican pronouncements over the years that homosexuals were unfit for the clergy.

Why is he disturbed? He’s part of the reason the Vatican felt the need to make such pronouncements.