Am i the only one who sees something IRONIC in this? :)
Your point is taken. But the irony only lies in particular abuses. Jesus chose Judas as an apostle, and warned us that "scandals will come." But the Church has always held in its teaching that homosexual men are unfit for the priesthood.
Personally, the Church's stance here makes me proud to be a Catholic. Let me know when a Protestant denomination of a significant size takes a similar public stance.