Thats an interesting angle on it. I’ve always kind of thought of the idea of someone who struggles with homosexuality joining and then acting out their weakness, but I’ve always thought of it more in the sense of someone struggling with it...but the idea of, if I can venture the term, gays joining as predators is something I haven’t thought of.
If you dont mind me asking a little more, what exactly is the process for being a priest? Like what would a man have to go through, what kind of “vetting” is there (do they have background checks?), and is there any kind of supervisory period from the time one enters the priesthood to when, say, one is given a parish or allowed to work around kids? Maybe it would be a good idea for a priest to work around other men in a monastery for a few years...but of course I’m speculating.
I certainly agree with you that I’m sure that the VAST majority of Priests and Nuns love God and are sincere in their devotion to him and his service. And I recognize fully that I wouldn’t have my Bible today if it weren’t for some Monk somewhere that loved God enough to spend his life transfering words from one page to another. I dont agree with everything the Catholic Church teaches, or obviously I’d be one, but I do find the whole history and proceedures of the Church interesting, and want them to do well as a member of the same Body of Christ that I belong to.
You could read the reviews of "Goodbye, Good Men," at Amazon. Apparently, some homosexuals gained decision-making positions within the Church, which affected the selection and formation of young priests.
These homosexuals used "psychological evaluations" to filter out orthodox, heterosexual candidates, who were then blackballed. I know of three priestly candidates, who I went to high school with, who believe this to be true, and one candidate who experienced this blackballing directly.
God bless you fellow brother in Christ