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Homosexual clergy in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

In 2005, the Church clarified that men with "deeply rooted homosexual tendencies" could not be ordained; the Vatican followed up in 2008 with a directive to ...

What About 'Gay' Priests? | Catholic Answers Q&A

Existing priests who may deal with homosexual tendencies yet are committed to a life of chastity and otherwise to the Church's teachings can certainly ...

'It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.' Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out

'It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.' Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out. The crisis over sexuality in the Catholic Church goes beyond abuse. It goes ...

Gay Priests at the Intersection of Faith and Homophobia

At times, the most ardently anti-gay priests are closeted homosexuals themselves. One example of this is Tony Anatrella, a French priest who was ...

I'm a Catholic priest. When I came out as gay, my parishioners ...

I told them I was a gay man who, before joining the priesthood, had been in an 11-year relationship. I needed them to understand my whole story.

The Catholic Church is oddly very homosexual : r/DebateReligion

The rate of homosexuality in the Catholic Church is much higher than the general population. Estimates go from 20-60% of priests being homosexual compared to a ...

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay ...

He has ministered to transgender Catholics, allowed priests to bless same-sex couples and called for an end to anti-gay legislation, saying in a ...

Should the Catholic Church allow gay priests to serve in the ... - Quora

Admitted homosexuals are absolutely barred from the priesthood by the Catholic Church. Today, seminarians undergo a series of tests to ascertain ...

Pope Francis apologizes after using vulgar term about gay men

Priests in the Latin rite Catholic Church cannot marry, while those in eastern rite churches may. Church teaching holds that gay people must be ...

Gay priests: Breaking the silence - CBS News

It's believed a significant percentage of Catholic priests live closeted lives, despite the Church's teachings that acting on homosexual ...

A place for us: on being gay in the priesthood

Perspective: As a gay priest, you tend to think of your silence as a required act of self-sacrifice. But our self-erasure contributes to ...

Be celibate or leave the priesthood, pope tells gay priests - Reuters

Men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be admitted to the Catholic clergy, and it would be better for priests who are ...

Gay priests: Breaking the silence - YouTube

It's believed that a significant percentage of Catholic priests are living closeted lives, despite the Church's teachings that acting on ...

Pope Francis apologizes after using offensive slur in meeting about ...

Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests.

Pope Benedict XVI on the Priesthood and Homosexuality - PMC

In his recent interview published as the book Light of the World, Pope Benedict XVI noted that the Vatican has repeatedly stated that men with a homosexual ...

Gay Priests Respond to Papal Controversy, Including an Invitation ...

Today's post features commentaries and reactions from several openly gay priests, both about the papal news and the broader issue of homosexuality and ministry.

A place for us: on being gay in the priesthood

Being a gay man in an institution where the only real conversation around homosexuality frames it either as a sin to be faced or a secret that must be kept has ...

“Gay” Priests and Indulgence of Homosexuality - The Catholic Thing

Priests who have no objection to homosexual conduct will have no objection to contraception, masturbation, fornication, or adultery.

Catholic Priests: It's 'Empirical Fact' That Many Clergy Are Gay

It's an empirical fact that lots of men are gay who are priests. And they are very good priests," he says.

Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says

Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says ... Pope Francis is “concerned” about what he describes as the “serious issue” of ...