As I said, the Church has long stated that BEING a homosexual is not sinful. ACTING OUT on that orientation is sinful. This article says to me that the Church is taking a wholly new and IMHO inappropriate and uncharitable stand against people for what they ARE, and not for what they DO.
Being a homosexual is not sinful, but a homosexual orientation is a grave objective moral disorder. Someone who is a homosexual has a sexual orientation that is instrinsically disordered.
On the other hand, having a heterosexual orientation isn't intrinsically disordered.
It is perfectly reasonable that the Church might decide that persons with a particular objective moral disorder may be unfit for the priesthood.
Recovering, sober alcoholics don't sin because they have the disorder of alcoholism. They stay sober, everything’s fine. Yet, they're still alcoholics. But, even for alcoholics who are sober, bartending may not be an ideal occupation (although I've met one or two in my days).
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Wrong the Church is taking exactly the right step. A seminary full of men is probably not the best place for someone with same sex attraction. Would you put an alcoholic in charge of the brewery?