[visualops]

The Vatican also is soon expected to release a document that will exclude gays and lesbians – even those who remain celibate – from entering the priesthood, which could result in further national shortages.

I disagree, I think it will have the opposite effect!

[redhead]

"The Vatican also is soon expected to release a document that will exclude gays and lesbians – even those who remain celibate – from entering the priesthood, which could result in further national shortages.
I disagree, I think it will have the opposite effect!

I agree completely. The liberal "experts" seem to have some idea that the Catholic Church can't find enough faithful Catholic priestly candidates and will HAVE to turn to homosexuals and married men to fill the seminaries. A good way to prove their theory would be to have them all demand orthodoxy and sexual purity from all candidates for the next ten years, and see what happens to the numbers.

[NYer]

I disagree, I think it will have the opposite effect!

Nonsense! There will always be those bishops (like mine) who only admit homosexuals into their seminaries while complaining about the lack of candidates. Those 'orthodox' young men in this diocese who feel called to the priesthood, have to take 'unorthodox' routes by applying through religious societies or other dioceses. They don't want to be walled up with the gay seminarians.