Random Catholic pings. Do you suppose there is any truth to this, or is it just wishful thinking on the part of the Tablet, Corriere della Sera, etc.?
"If they can show they have been celibate for at least three years."
No Vatican document would ever say this, because "celibate" means unmarried!
All candidates for the priesthood are supposed to be celibate!
If the idiots who made this article up meant "chaste" - how can you prove chastity in men?
It's impossible.
People with this inclination have objectively disordered affections. They're spiritually disabled and should never be ordained under any circumstances.