" Who am I to judge a gay person of goodwill who seeks the Lord ? "
folks .. you pretty much done .. well done
Never before had a pope spoken out in defense of gay priests in the Catholic ministry . .
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Never before had a pope spoken out in defense of gay priests in the Catholic ministry . .
You missed the key part, HP:Heracleum Persicum wrote:.
" Who am I to judge a gay person of goodwill who seeks the Lord ? "
folks .. you pretty much done .. well doneNever before had a pope spoken out in defense of gay priests in the Catholic ministry . .
The question is not about condoning homosexual acts, which Francis reiterated are "a sin".the delicate question of how the Catholic hierarchy should respond to clerics who are gay—though not sexually active.
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Bishops who run local dioceses have long been divided over whether to accept gay priests who are chaste
Alexis wrote:You missed the key part, HP:Heracleum Persicum wrote:.
" Who am I to judge a gay person of goodwill who seeks the Lord ? "
folks .. you pretty much done .. well doneNever before had a pope spoken out in defense of gay priests in the Catholic ministry . .
The question is not about condoning homosexual acts, which Francis reiterated are "a sin".the delicate question of how the Catholic hierarchy should respond to clerics who are gay—though not sexually active.
(...)
Bishops who run local dioceses have long been divided over whether to accept gay priests who are chaste
The question is only: should a person be barred from priesthood, on the sole basis of him having homosexual tendencies, while he wants to practice chastity just like a priest without homosexual tendencies practice chastity?
Some popes said yes. While local bishops were divided. This pope says no.
If you think that makes Catholics "pretty much done"... well...
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