[xm177e2]

This particular priest was openly homo-sexual. There is no ambiguity there.

[Ann Archy]

So how do YOU KNOW???? Did you KNOW him...date him...What??/ How would you KNOW????

[joathome]

You know, assuming for the moment that the story is true, we don't have to assume that he was a practicing homosexual. That said, however, the Catholic Church considers homosexuality a grave moral disorder, and even if a priest is living a celebate life, it is wrong to IDENTIFY with a lifestyle that is sinful. There is a very fine line between showing love for a sinner, and identifying with the sinner's lifetyle.