This last line is significant.
It's possible that homosexuals raised in western democracies view the priesthood as a "right" or as a "career choice".
It's easy enough to understand this mindset since liberals have pushed the concept of "rights" to include forms of social engineering never envisioned by the Founders of this country.
You are right about that!
And looking at some of the news stories, you would think the vatican decides things by popular vote. But Benedict is known for this statement:
Truth is not determined by a majority vote.
And he believes it.