“It seems to me the young priests don’t seem to swish as much as the older priests.”
The 33 year-old priest who became pastor of my parish in 2013 or 14 was “swishy.” And mean as hell. And was “tight” with both mcmarrick (who got him to transfer to Washington from Colorado) and wuerl, who appointed him to be a pastor.
The young associate at the parish where most of our homeschooling activities took place was “swishy.”
Most of the seminarians (!!) who were run through a local parish we often went to were “swishy.” And in retrospect, I have my questions about the former pastor, there.
One of the two young priests at my current parish is “swishy” (as are most of the older ones).
In light of the mccarrick scandal, as I look back, most of the priests I’ve known, young and old, were “swishy.” And even the ones who seemed straight, now, I wonder.
In fact, often, where I see the largest number of new vocations, I see a lot of “swish.”
As for secret settlements, the John Jay report included cases of folks who worked for Catholic institutions. But, if a settlement was made at my sons’ high school, it is secret. And whether there was a settlement or not, it happened, and was hushed up. In the spring of 2014. Not 1974. I looked at judicial records for the state in which the school is located. No court records of any charges. So, I don’t think it was prosecuted. Nothing ever appeared in the newspapers. But my son was there when the bugger was escorted permanently out of the school, and as I said, knows one of the people involved. It happened, but I don’t think you’ll find it in the Jay report, or anywhere else. At all.
If by “fewer homosexual priests,” you mean it’s dropped from 50% to 45%, I’ll buy that. If you mean from 50% to 20%, that’s no longer credible.
Failure to be accepted by broader society is not what attracts sodomites to the priesthood. They are not running FROM something, but TO something: An all-male brotherhood where they will be ensconced in a homosexually-dominated environment. Guaranteed room and board. Free healthcare. Parishioners often provide direct gratuities to those who have a scintilla of charm. Many have housekeepers, cooks, secretaries. If they’re actually good at something, few priests are obligated to turn over their outside earnings anymore. They get to wear dresses, and liturgical garments can be so chic. At relatively young ages, they enjoy a standard of living that most people don’t achieve until middle age. And up until the present time, apparently, all the sex you want with your brothers. Target-rich environment. What’s not to like??
If they want to be come clergy there are now plenty of places that will take them where they don’t have to hide anything at all, in fact they will be celebrated and put into positions of leadership openly with their partner, as well as being married.
As far as if the Church is plagued with more homosexuals now or 1978, I reckon time will tell. You have your observations, I have mine and they differ. The majority of older priests seem fruitier and are more liberal than younger priest that I have observed.
Freegards