[tbeatty]

I don't think being gay is disqualfying for the priesthood. Engaging in homosexual acts is however. Priests tale vows of chastity. Priests deny themselves lust whether it's homosexual or heterosexual lust. To say one is acceptable and the other isn't doesn't seem to be right. Both types of lust are not to be acted upon. And neither of them are compatible with the priesthood.

[sinkspur]

I don't think being gay is disqualfying for the priesthood.

There is no formal test that determines whether one is homosexual or heterosexual (although there are some crude ways one could use to make a judgment). Thus, seminary authorities would have to guess, or ask the question about orientation and assume that the applicant isn't lying.

[Notwithstanding]

You missed it: "gay" is a very sad word, loaded with sad meaning.

"gay" = "proud, glad, and enriched to have same-sex attractions"

"gay" does NOT equal "homosexual"

Anyone glad to have such a disorder is not fit to be a priest.

[Thorondir]

WRONG! Pope Leo XIII once wrote that homosexuality is "a sin so vile that even the angels of hell are repulsed by it". The Church has ALWAYS condemned it and even the new testament says that God leaves homosexuals "to the death they deserve" and refuses to help them. Look, I am no homophobe. I feel sorry for the poor, sickly, disordered wierdos. But what in hell kind of foolish thinking does it take to make one ordain a SODOMITE to the priesthood? For cripes sake! The present scandal is one of homosexuality in the priesthood, not pedophelia. Remember that pedophilia is sex with preteens. But the Sodomite priests have buggered boys in their late teens to the tune of more than 95% of all the cases. Do I have to tell you that men who have sex with young men are sodomites? Is it THAT difficult for you?

[Jorge]

I don't think being gay is disqualfying for the priesthood. Engaging in homosexual acts is however.

This is like saying being a thief should not disqualify one from the prieshood. Stealing, however should.

[oldironsides]

Let us face it folks, homosexual males and male pedophiles are far superior to any female wanting to serve as a priest. Jesus , Mary and Joseph and saints preserve us if some kind, educated and committed Catholic female had "the calling" for the pristhood. The wealthy princelings, bishops and vatican would feel threatened. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutley. The circle of power is corrupt. It has been corrupt for years. The future of the church will depend on how the male princelings handle the audits and the investigation all women Catholics should demand. No man should be able to introduce a perverted chickenhawk into a parish to corrupt a beloved son.