November 12, 2005
ILLNESS CAN BE CURED:
Vatican planning to distinguish among gays (Ian Fisher, NOVEMBER 11, 2005, The New York Times)
The Vatican would ban new priests who "present deeply rooted homosexual tendencies" but not exclude candidates who overcame any gay "tendencies" roughly four years before final ordination, according to a new document described in the Italian newspaper Il Giornale on Friday. [...]
Even as the details appear to be coming into closer focus, the article presented only fragments of the document, an "instruction" to seminaries on homosexuality and the priesthood. The final eight-page document, Il Giornale reported, will be released on Nov. 29.
At its heart, the paper reported, the Vatican document makes a strong distinction between homosexual behavior or tendencies that are "transitory" and those that are more permanent.
While the document says the church "profoundly" respects homosexuals, it "cannot admit to the priesthood those who practice homosexuality, present deeply rooted homosexual tendencies or support the so-called 'gay culture,"' Il Giornale reported.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 12, 2005 10:09 AM
Comments
The gay culture is a culture of profound self-centeredness.
Posted by: Gideon at November 12, 2005 4:10 PMNot going to be much of a Thanksgiving weekend for Andrew Sullivan.
Posted by: Dan at November 12, 2005 10:42 PMSo, has the Vatican perfected "gaydar"? Now they can not only detect latent homosexuality, but they can distinguish two distinct strains? Wow, I guess that their investments in science are starting to bear fruit.
Posted by: Robert Duquette at November 13, 2005 1:35 PM