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Fr. Earl Fernandes decries normalization of gay subculture in formationCOLUMBUS, OH (ChurchMilitant.com) - The bishop-elect of Columbus, Ohio, has challenged the admission of men with homosexual tendencies into seminaries, vigorously defending Pope Benedict XVI's ban on ordaining gays as priests. Father Earl Fernandes, the first priest of Indian origin to be appointed a bishop in the United States, warned against the priesthood being seen "as a refuge for those who would not desire marriage," given "the continual devolution of sexuality in the culture." Benedict's InstructionIn an academic book titled Seminary Formation and Homosexuality, Fernandes argues that, according to Benedict, even...