[sinkspur]

Which tends to render it unenforceable. It's like outlawing evil thought. Okay, now figure out who's really guilty.

Right. The pre-Vatican II Church was vigilant against homosexuals, yet many became priests because they learned the rules and stayed within the rules.

This new declaration will remove the open homosexual practices in seminaries. That certainly needs to be done, if it hasn't been done already.

But gays have snuck into the military, and they'll sneak into the priesthood.

If they're celibate, there will no problems, as has been the case for a thousand years.

[tuesday afternoon]

A vocal group of homosexuals and their supporters in the priesthood and hierarchy have been advocating that the inspection of seminaries should focus on the issue of “celibacy” rather than homosexuality. This is seen by many as a smokescreen and a convenient back door for bishops who hesitate to support the Catholic teaching which has long been that homosexual men may not be ordained.

Vatican Says No Homosexuals in Priesthood – Approved by Pope Benedict