[hispanichoosier]

Not one word of practical advice from the congregation in charge of seminaries about how to interview prospective candidates regarding their attitutes toward homosexuality and sexuality in general, nor anything about the problem of effeminism.

I think you miss the point of this document. It's an "instruction," not a manual. Instructions are on a lesser level than encyclicals but still meant to be general in themes, not specific.

[Balt]

I think you miss the point of this document. It's an "instruction," not a manual. Instructions are on a lesser level than encyclicals but still meant to be general in themes, not specific.

I have to admit, you have a good point. There are certainly other good points about this document that a friend of mine recently pointed out, such as embracing the notion that homosexuality, as a disorder, can be treated (repairitive therapy). This, I think, will cause many in the "gay community" to jump off the roof tops.

I think my initial reaction was colored by too many weeks of anticipation waiting for some kind of bomb to be dropped. I only hope that there are least a few bishops with seminaries who will take the bull by the horns and really make some changes based on this.