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  • VATICAN: HOMOSEXUALS ARE NOT TO BE ORDAINED AS CATHOLIC PRIESTS

    09/22/2005 6:06:19 PM PDT · by BIRDS · 164 replies · 2,121+ views
    BREITBART.COM ^ | September 22, 2005 | Rachel Zoll, AP Religion Writer
    "Expected Vatican Ban Roils American Church" Sep 22 4:15 PM US/Eastern Word that a soon-to-be-released Vatican document will signal homosexuals are unwelcome in Roman Catholic seminaries even if they are celibate has devastated gay clergy _ and raised doubts among conservatives about whether an outright ban can be enforced. A Vatican official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the document has not been released, said Thursday that the upcoming "instruction" from the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education will reaffirm the church's belief that homosexuals should not be ordained. In recent decades, Vatican officials have stated several times that gays...