Cardinal Anthony M. Bevilacqua's sweeping rejection of gay men becoming priests diverges from mainstream thinking by U.S. Catholic theologians and policymakers, a range of church scholars said in interviews this week.
The cardinal's views reflect an antipathy toward homosexuality that is found in the Catholic catechism, but his statements about banning even celibate gay priests surprised most of the 14 Catholic theologians and other experts contacted for comment. Two of the 14 voiced support....diverges from mainstream thinking by U.S. Catholic theologians and policymakers.
The Roman Catholic Church is self-destructing faster than I would ever have imagined.
If the past year was not enough to order a wake-up call for Church leadership, then the Church is doomed.
Just an observation, but it appears on the surface of things that a chaste homosexual is an oxymoron.