Gay Priest Ban Even More Restrictive Than First Thought

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon05/12/120205vatican.htm

A Vatican letter obtained by the Washington Post shows that the Roman Catholic Church is imposing deeper restrictions on gay priests than those made public earlier this week in a new directive for Catholic seminaries.

The letter instructs seminary leaders to remove any gay priests from teaching positions. It is the first indication that the Vatican wants to remove current priests who are gay.

The directive released earlier in the week (story) says only that men with "deep-seated homosexual tendencies" cannot be admitted to seminaries, and those already enrolled cannot be ordained.

The two-page letter affecting current priests was dated Nov. 4 and sent to bishops around the world but not made public. Details were first published by the Catholic News Service, and the Washington Post obtained the full text on Thursday the Post said in a story appearing in Friday's editions.

[madmark]

1. How do the catholics know who is gay in the first place; and if they

figure that out how do they tell who is "deep seated" gay or "transitory" gay. And if they do get rid of the deep seated gays what straight guys are going to replace them. Who wants to not fuck and play liberace dress up? And who's idea is it that not fucking and playing dress up is the key requisites for being a priest. I doubt its God's.

[SaveElmer]

2. Sorry to all Catholics here...

But the Catholic Church...at least its leadership are bigots and homophobes...plain and simple.

Their behavior is reprehensible!!!

[closeupready]

3. Totally agree.

I can't belive that morally adrift organization has the nerve to scapegoat gays for the problems they created themselves!!! :mad:

And look at the personal history of the current Pope! It's unbelievable. :(