"C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon,
Now touch me, babe!..."
Anyone want to take a guess at the percentage of gay priests?
Why do gays think that we want to hear all about it?
What is the direction of his counseling would be my next question. Again, I presume he counsels his parishoners with the Church's teaching.
really? I wonder what his boyfriend has to say about it?
Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb.
Being "honest" doesn't require this. The only thing such a confession can accomplish is to further undermine the Church he is supposed to be serving.
Did he give any thought at all to what the children of his parish would make of this? Bad enough to get it in school and on the TV set, without getting it in church too.
Jimmuh Carter tells the world he's an adulterer in his heart, but faithful otherwise.
We all are tempted to sin, we also choose to do so.
I may be tempted to steal, but only I choose to steal.
I may have a predisposition to steal, another may have a predisposition to commit adultery or engage in gay behavior; but, I was not made to lie, cheat, steal, or commit sexual sin. I choose to indulge my sin.
Jim Morrisson/Back Door Man ping.
I'm not a Catholic but it seems to me that his public confession about his homosexuality is also a public statement that he supports present church doctrine.
I you are inclined towards homosexuality then you should not be ordained.
He's already ordained but celibate and wishes to continue in the priesthood.
His public confession means he agrees to follow church teaching.
Celibacy trumps sexual orientation, Hetero or Homo.
I think his honesty and sincerity should count for something.
...ok...maybe I coulda used a better analogy...oops!, I did it again.
Thanks - will ping the list later tonight or tomorrow.
What he meant to say was, "when I see a hot guy in the congregation I get all tingly between my legs and I want to touch his firm loins and feel his hot flesh against mine." If we are going to celebrate honesty, let's get really honest.
Since he declares himself to be gay, he might also follow the wise policies of many other pastor-teachers who adapt a policy to never place themselves in a compromising position with women, i.e. they only counsel in groups and open door sessions with witnesses present with no doubt as to their credibility.
Of course, since he cannot communicate with either men or women in private now, he might either consider complete isolation or only public servitude.
One further point. If he is indeed born again, then he has given up the old man, the old sin nature, and if he is genetically predisposed to 'gayness', he has given that up long before entering seminary, and has now advanced to the point of putting on the mind of Christ rather than ever entertaining 'gay thoughts'. Of course, if this has not yet happened, the issue isn't a gay predisposition, but rather he needs to conitnue his walk in faith and mature to the point of rejecting any such temptation in spiritual self-esteem.
celibate Queer - Oxymoron