Apparently, the Vatican has just recommended the banning of gay men from being ordained. It seems a bit rich to me: about the only channel that the Vatican system allowed gay men was the celibate priesthood and now they seem to have gone down the route of scapegoating them for the recent abuse scandals. I was not aware that there is any evidence that gays are more likely to be into paedophilia than heteros. In fact I agree with this sentiment; "Several priests challenged that argument and noted that heterosexual priests face their own temptations: The overwhelming majority of lay ministers who work side by side with clergy are women, yet no one has suggested banning heterosexuals from the priesthood"
Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Expected Vatican Ban Roils American Church:
25 September 2005
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Yes its important to distinguish between ministers who have a gay sexual orientation and ministers who advocate homosexual lifestyles from the pulpit - they could conceivably be straight and not covered by this ban, while their celebate brothers get turfed out on the arse.
And there is no established connection to paedophilia! What I want to know is whether the church leaders who covered up paedophilia scandals for all these years are going to get defroked. They deserve it more. Yet last time I heard, one of them had been promoted to the Vatican. What a disgrace!
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