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Thread ID: 18005 | Posts: 3 | Started: 2005-04-28
2005-04-28 12:10 | User Profile
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In a conversation with a well qualified school teacher who is a convert to Catholicism, she stated that she believes that as many as 75% of priests may be homosexual. Later, in consideration of what she had said, I reflected upon a number of priests in the archdiocese and had to admit the possibility that a high percentage of them might at least be homosexually oriented. I told her that I had considered the possibility that 40% of priests might be homosexual but found it hard to believe that the numbers she suggested could be correct. In using the term homosexual I am not distinguishing between those who are chaste and those who are active / practicing homosexuals.
Shortly after ordination I had reflected that it would be terrible that if as many as 2% of priests were homosexual. Perhaps a year later in a conversation with a highly placed priest of the archdiocese he stated that approximately 35% of priests were homosexuals. It was most disconcerting to read the following article in which Fr. Cozzens, the head of a Catholic seminary, says that estimates range as high as 60% of American priests are homosexual.
Unfortunately the article states that, "Cozzens is not against ordaining gay men, and concedes some effective bishops and even some popes may have been gay."
I totally disagree with his position of not being against ordaining gay men. I personally believe that it should be incorporated into the Code of Canon Law that homosexual orientation invalidates ordination, that is, makes homosexual orientation a diriment impediment to ordination. I further believe that an active homosexual cleric or religious (including pedophiles) should incur a totally reserved automatic excommunication that remains unforgivable while remaining in such position. Such sin would be a permanent impediment in regard to returning to religious life.
While the expulsion of active homosexuals would possibly, even probably, cause a significant temporary decline in the number of available priests, I believe that in the long run the Church would have a great increase in vocations with a correspondingly healthier priesthood and consequently a morally healthier Church and world. [list=1][list=1][list=1][list=1][list=1][list=1][list=1] [*]Father David C. Trosch August 18, 2000 Feast of St. Jane Frances de Chantal [/list] [/list] [/list] [/list] [/list] [/list] [/list][url="http://www.trosch.org/ant/gay_priests.html"]http://www.trosch.org/ant/gay_priests.html[/url]
2005-04-28 14:29 | User Profile
[QUOTE]Catholics Estimate 35-75% of Priests are Homos[/QUOTE]
In other news, some OD posters estimate 100% of Stigmata's posts are worthless and contribute nothing to the board.
2005-04-28 18:39 | User Profile
The American Roman Catholic Church has allowed avowed homosexuals to be priests, if they agree to celibacy. That has led to the great damage done by child-molesting priests.