[BlessedBeGod]

The Corriere report said: "Candidates who show a homosexual tendency will not be allowed into the priesthood unless they can demonstrate that they have been able to remain chaste for at least three years."

Not good. This means the document is watered down from what we thought it was.

[VoiceOfBruck]

Bruck's first thought on the subject: The new Pope's nuts! The Catholic church has finally gone off the deep end!

Bruck's second thought: Wait a minute... what?

How much y'all wanna bet this is disinformation?

[Ipberg]

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is what got the American branch of the Roman Catholic Church into the sex abuse scandal. Continuing with that policy doesn't make much sense but is what will happen because Benedict XVI has the same opinion of this issue as John Paul II.

[Radioactive]

I guess they have not learned.

I'm positive GOD would not aprove and they will pay the price for sodomy.

The Catholic church leaders probably were blackmailed into accepting sodomites as priests......somebody high up in the church violated one of the golden rules.....thow shalt not put thy rod in thy staff....and now they have to allow sodomites to rule their roost.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

Another article with discussion following, about this. It is extremely disturbing. What's also disturbing is the apologists for allowing homosexuals in the priesthood on FR. A homosexual is psychologically disturbed, and by that definition along - whether 'practicing' or not - should be excluded from priesthood. And statements I've read by the Pope stated just that.

Freepmail me if you want on/off this pinglist.

Note: Percentage wise, homosexuals are much more focused on sexual gratification than normal people and their rate of promiscuity is wildly higher.

[Final Authority]

In NH, you can be a gay man and be the Bishop who vacations on Cape Cod in Provincetown with your "partner". You can also be the auxiliary Bishop who has been found to hide pedophile priests from prosecution and facilitated their behavior.

Until these men, McCormack, and Christian are defrocked, the RCC is a sham.

[Wiseghy]

This has always been the "rule", albeit, unwritten. Nothing to see here.

[AliVeritas]

This has to be a falsehood.

[John W]

May have been said already, but, there have been enough of these type stories lately that it would appear some people are trying to influence a decision they believe will go against them.Hopefully, it won't work.

[Salvation]

Something is messed up here. This is not Pope Benedict XVI's message.