Posted on 04/23/2002 11:50:04 AM PDT by history_matters
The head of the US episcopal conference Wilton Daniel Gregory said there was an ongoing struggle within the Catholic Church to ensure that the priesthood is not "dominated by homosexual men".
Gregory and Chicago Archbishop, Cardinal Francis George, told reporters that the issue of homosexual priests had been discussed in a solemn morning meeting between Pope John Paul II and US cardinals on the issue of paedophile priests.
"It is an ongoing struggle. It is most importantly a struggle to make sure that the Catholic priesthood is not dominated by homosexual men," Gregory told a news conference after the first session of talks which are to last until Wednesday.
"Not only that it is not dominated by homosexual men, but that the candidates we receive are healthy in every possible way, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually."
"That is the ongoing concern of seminaries."
You should read the peer reviewed publications.
Would it not be attraction?
Are you not attracted to a particular gender, regardless of whether you act on it.
Exactly where my thoughts were heading.
Design engineer -- hence familiar with logic and statistical analysis -- but do read the peer reviewed papers. We bandy opinions here. The good stuff is peer reviewed for a reason.
If that is the case, then a celibate priest, and in fact, any celibate kid or adult, is neither homo nor hetero. Somehow I think they have particular attractions though -- speaking from personal experience. :-)
All of them, or just the ones that agree with my agenda?
Your level of intellectual honesty is up to you.
Well, in that case I wouldn't have to do much extensive reading to surpass YOUR intellectual honesty.
Aim high. :-)
The kind that answers God's call to be a celibate priest. There are quite a few called to do so; some even answer the call in today's world.
Any many that are not, as evidenced by scores of broken lives, suicides, and a hellish existence because of homosexual rape at the hands of evil men within the church.
What is the rate of homosexual rape versus heterosexual rape both within the church and outside the church?
A man who loves God above all else, a man who is willing to give up carnal desires for the God he loves.
A celebate priesthood isn't anything new. St. Paul, the apostle, was celebate and Jesus Himself spoke favorably upon celebacy if it was chosen for God and serving God. Like marriage, the priesthood is a Vocation, and something to be revered and given into fully.
God bless.
You know, Mr. atheist, I've watched you here--and you are getting more and more hysterical. Perhaps, is this discussion threatening you in some way?
On yesterday's post, you were trying to divert the subject away from posts that showed homosexuals are more promiscuous than hetersoexuals, and whenever someone offered statistics, you did things like:
Well, .0092 times 89% is NOT $59.76!!!!!!!!!!!
A bit of an exaggeration--but you are comical when you get cornered.
These matter not. What matters is there are homosexuals who have raped children, and they need to be purged and punished.
You will meet Him.
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