Ask....then,
Lie, obfuscate, spin, dodge, "can't recall", "don't remember", ....
"Retain"
Remember: there's a priest shortage!
What the catholics need are female priests...er...priestesses!
Then they could get all concerned about lesbians and leave the poor gay guy priests alone!
YIKES! What a problem!
OK ...
I don't find that reply to be particularly useful. Or factual. Or logical. Or reasonable.
With the impending wave of Baby Boomer retirements, there could be a huge crop of divorced and never married and widowed HETEROSEXUAL men to bring into the priest hood.