September 23, 2005
Gay priests rail at Vatican's upcoming ban
Some would rather resign than accept a rule that would banish all sodomites, even the celibate ones, from the priesthoodA pending Vatican instruction barring homosexual men from the Roman Catholic priesthood even if they are celibate is provoking fury and fear among some priests in New York and Long Island, who worry that good men will be scapegoated and the ranks of priests decimated. The instruction, which has not yet been published, is said to "grandfather" gay men who have been ordained. Nevertheless, some men who described themselves as chaste homosexual priests say they are considering speaking against the document, or even resigning. Posted by Editor at September 23, 2005 02:25 PM