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Outstanding post. Definitely bookmarked.

In any case, CNS did quote some anonymous Church officials as saying that the new regulations will only pertain to future priests, not those already ordained, and that care will be taken not to offend the 'delicate sensibilities' of homosexual candidates to the priesthood by attempting "to impose an arbitrary norm" against them. [95] Translation-----the Holy See has no realistic and concrete plans to systematically dismantle the hierarchical, diocesan and religious order homosexual network already in place throughout Catholic dioceses in the United States and around the world.

Reading this paragraph leads me to believe that the homesexual priests will be "grandfathered in" but henceforth, no such privileges will be given.

Any other comments here? Or am I mistaken?

"In any case, CNS did quote some anonymous Church officials as saying that the new regulations will only pertain to future priests, not those already ordained, and that care will be taken not to offend the 'delicate sensibilities' of homosexual candidates to the priesthood by attempting "to impose an arbitrary norm" against them. [95] Translation-----the Holy See has no realistic and concrete plans to systematically dismantle the hierarchical, diocesan and religious order homosexual network already in place throughout Catholic dioceses in the United States and around the world."

"Reading this paragraph leads me to believe that the homesexual priests will be 'grandfathered in' but henceforth, no such privileges will be given."

But see the paragraph above the one you quoted.

Unfortunately, it appears that the only one who can't seem to 'get the message,' given the fact of forty years of non-compliance by the American hierarchy, is the Vatican.

I take it as Engel's opinion that even if the Vatican reaffirms the 1961 instruction or issues a new version of the 1961 instruction, it will still be up to the local bishops (and their seminary faculties) to enforce them, and that the most probable outcome is that the instructions will be ignored for another 40 years by many bishops and seminaries.

"Reading this paragraph leads me to believe that the homesexual priests will be "grandfathered in" but henceforth, no such privileges will be given."

That is how it appears to me too, but I see tremendous problems in doing this. It allows the current network to still exist and presumes it will fade out. From what I have read and seen, that will not happen. The gay network in the Church will just become more covert and allow them to continue their agenda on a quiet level.