I give them credit for removing this man. I wonder if it was solely for being outspoken and if the “mafia” has other m Myers still in place?
Still, I’m pleased for your church faithful.
Probably one of few jobs where this can happen nowadays.
Thanks. Now I will return the favor by giving you a frank and honest (the way I see it) answer to your question: I think it probably was mainly because he admitted publicly that he "is gay". If he had stayed silent, probably nothing would happen.
Unfortunately I think (at least in the States if not abroad) there is too much of a tendency to follow an unwritten (even unsaid) policy of "don't ask don't tell" as far as candidates and ordained priests go.
I don't think technically there is anything "wrong" with having priests with same sex attraction, but in practice it doesn't seem like a good idea. Not only because there does seem to be a correspondence between same sex attraction and the pederasty that has plagued the Church, but even for more practical reasons such as: how could such a man truly council a married couple? How could such a man say that attending seminary or even living with another priest in some rectory somewhere wasn't an occasion to sin for him?
No, "gay" men should not be priests. They bring too much baggage to the game so to speak. I hope and pray the Church will be more proactive about this in the future.