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pnwmom

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4. This is about celibacy, not orientation.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 05:57 PM

Oct 2015

If a Priest announced he was involved in a relationship with a woman he would also be asked to resign.

And many straight Priests have.

According to Andrew Greeley's surveys, a large fraction of Priests are gay. But as long as they're celibate, the Church has no issue with their orientation.

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Vatican fires gay priest on eve of synod [View all] niyad Oct 2015 OP

. . . niyad Oct 2015 #1

No one, and no institution, can play both sides of the fence on the LGBT issue. merrily Oct 2015 #2

Correct. The Priesthood is supposed to be celibate. A Priest in love with a woman would be pnwmom Oct 2015 #5

Who am I to judge? Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #3

This is about celibacy, not orientation. pnwmom Oct 2015 #4

Three years ago, there was a bishop in Argentina who resigned meow2u3 Oct 2015 #6