Posted on 01/01/2016 3:15:54 PM PST by marshmallow
Seminary handbook panders to gay seminarians instead of dismissing them as directed
Cleveland (ChurchMilitant.com) - A Catholic seminary is accommodating homosexual seminarians instead of dismissing them as directed by the Holy See.
Borromeo Seminary in the diocese of Cleveland, Ohio has issued a handbook for its seminarians. In the section on celibacy it states: "Each person must come to terms with his own sexual drives and sexual orientation."
Elaborating on "heterosexual or homosexual orientation" of seminarians, the handbook continues, "Both persons are capable of making and keeping a commitment to celibacy. But in either case the expectations are the same: the ability to refrain from genital sexual experiences."
Further on it says "fraternal charity" would mean "not engaging in unwarranted interference into another's personal life, and not nurturing homophobia within the community."
Nowhere does the handbook speak directly of the Church's mandate to dismiss seminarians who have homosexual tendencies.
The seminary's website does say "The Program of Priestly Formation is the guiding document issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)."
In section 56 of the USCCB's document we read: "With regard to the admission of candidates with same-sex experiences and/or inclinations, the guidelines provided by the Holy See must be followed."
The Holy See, in two documents, directs seminaries to dismiss those seminarians who have "deep-seated homosexual tendencies."
The Congregation for Catholic Education in 2008 published a document, signed by Pope Benedict XVI, called "Guidelines for the use of Psychology in the Admission and Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood." This document, speaking of psychological deficiencies of seminarians, states, "Such immaturity would include... uncertain sexual identity; deep-seated homosexual tendencies; etc. If this should be the case, the path of formation will have to be interrupted."
In another area, the document lists problems that "block....
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Back in the ‘90s, our neighbor attended ND seminary after graduating college. All he ever wanted to be was a priest. But, at the seminary, he was hit on every day, and the superiors told him to ignore it. He lasted two or three weeks and came home.
He is now a married dad of two.
Perhaps he can become a permanent deacon.
I have a hard time believing this story after the cleaning out of the seminaries in the U. S. by Pope Benedict XVI and his team of inspectors.
What could go wrong?
Seminal! ;)
He moved about 20 years ago, and I’ve lost touch.
Hey, Seminary (or is it Semenary?)
-——read the holy scriptures, for goodness’ sakes!
Thank you!
Pollyannaish wrote:
I have a hard time believing this story after the cleaning out of the seminaries in the U. S. by Pope Benedict XVI and his team of inspectors.
Those reforms were successful “mostly” with diocesan seminaries, those seminaries run by orders( Franciscan,Dominican, etc.) are still amok.
The church is still in bad shape,partially rehabilitated. These problems have not disappeared and the liberal bad half of the Church still holds the reins of power in too many places.
That’s strange because we have Benedictines, Servites, Carmelites, Franciscans and other orders that I may not know about in my archdiocese. I have never heard anything like this from any of them.
Seminaries have always attracted homosexuals who don’t want to act on their urges, and decide on celibacy. But concentrating them in the same place doesn’t exactly help.
A lot more conservative than Mundelein IL Seminary and its feeder Niles Seminary which were openly pro-gay at least as early as 1968.
During the early seventies, a classmate of my sister went to seminary and left after a year. I do not know the reason wny he left and what seminary what I do recall is my shocked sister telling me that the Church has a homosexual problem, that at night a person can hear them as the first year seminarians had an open dorm setting.
Pope Benedict start rooting homosexuals and activist nuns who violate the Bible by supporting abortion, birth control other than the rhythym method, etc. but it will take a couple decades for the Church to cleanse itself of homosexuals and libertines as they are embedded in the Church hierarchy,
It is very unfortunate.
During the early seventies, a classmate of my sister went to seminary and left after a year. I do not know the reason wny he left and what seminary what I do recall is my shocked sister telling me that the Church has a homosexual problem, that at night a person can hear them as the first year seminarians had an open dorm setting.
Pope Benedict start rooting homosexuals and activist nuns who violate the Bible by supporting abortion, birth control other than the rhythym method, lesbianism, etc. however, it will take a couple decades for the Church to cleanse itself of homosexuals and libertines as they are embedded in the Church hierarchy, and protect their own..the so-called gay mafia.
It is unfortunate that their presence has so negatively impacted the many who are Faithful and hard working within the Priesthood. My understanding is that the orders such as Piux X, and St. Peter who have zero tolerance for homosexuality are growing.
Sorry for the duplicate...we are in a remote area and our bandwidth is feeble at best. Sometimes the posting hangs and I do not know if it was successfully submitted,
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Self-evidently, the 'handbook' was not authored by a Catholic with even a basic understanding of what the Church teaches. Celibacy is abstaining from marriage; Chastity is abstaining from sexual activity -and of course the most obvious, sexual activity is only legitimate between married spouses -period.
Catholic seminaries accommodating gays? What could go wrong?
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One would think that celibacy is a no-brainer. A priest has to hang up his sexual actions until he stops being a priest.
They do retire at 70 years old.
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