Everyday thousands of children are being sexually abused. You can stop the abuse of at least one child by simply praying. You can possibly stop the abuse of thousands of children by forwarding the link in First Time Visitor? by email, Twitter or Facebook to every Christian you know. Save a child or lots of children!!!! Do Something, please!

3:15 PM prayer in brief:
Pray for God to stop 1 child from being molested today.
Pray for God to stop 1 child molestation happening now.
Pray for God to rescue 1 child from sexual slavery.
Pray for God to save 1 girl from genital circumcision.
Pray for God to stop 1 girl from becoming a child-bride.
If you have the faith pray for 100 children rather than one.
Give Thanks. There is more to this prayer here

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Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Homosexuality in the Catholic Church > Archbishop backtracks on gays being welcomed into the priesthood, but is he right?

 

Moscow Catholic archbishop denies gay priest reports


Paolo Pezzi has dismissed claims that the Vatican welcomes homosexuals to the priesthood as misleading
Moscow Catholic archbishop denies gay priest reports











The Vatican has never allowed homosexuals to become priests, Catholic Archbishop, Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, Paolo Pezzi, has said, describing previous media reports on the matter as misleading.   

Earlier this month, Reuters reported, citing a directive published by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE), that the Vatican had approved new guidelines permitting gay men to enter seminaries, provided they remain celibate.   

In a conversation with Kommersant on Monday, Pezzi dismissed media reports claiming that gay men could become priests and clarified the amendments to the guidelines for priestly formation in the Church in Italy.  

“First and foremost, it must be clearly stated that the information repeated by numerous news agencies following Reuters is not accurate,” the archbishop told the outlet. 

The CIE published updated guidelines for joining the priesthood in Italy on January 9. In point 44, which addresses the issue of homosexuality, the document states that seminary directors should consider the candidate’s sexual preferences, but only as “one aspect of his personality.” The media interpreted the amendment to mean that the ban on ordaining homosexuals was no longer in effect, the archbishop said.  

He added that media reports had shaped a misleading understanding of the issue, which resulted in an incorrect conclusion that “there was something fundamentally new in the decision that contradicts the Church’s traditional teaching on the matter.”  

The guidelines, on the contrary, emphasize the Church’s unwavering stance on the issue, the archbishop argued, noting that the teaching of the Catholic Church as outlined in its catechism “presents homosexual acts as a grave form of depravity.”  

Pezzi quoted the document as saying that the Church “cannot admit to the seminary and to Holy Orders those who practice homosexuality, present deeply rooted homosexual tendencies, or support the so-called gay culture.”  

The Church views “homosexual tendencies” as “a specific case of the fragility of human nature,” which can be “healed through a return to God,” Pezzi explained. People with such tendencies, according to the archbishop, are no different from others who experience sinful temptations of various kinds. “We must avoid any form of unjust discrimination toward them,” he added.   

Since becoming Pope in 2013, Francis has made a series of somewhat contradictory statements on homosexuality. When asked that year whether he supported gay men joining the priesthood, he replied, “Who am I to judge?” However, in 2018, he suggested that gay priests should step away from the Church, stating, “It’s better for them to leave the ministry or the consecrated life than to live a double life.”

It's better for the church to force them to leave the ministry, but, apparently, that doesn't happen.


French journalist Frederic Martel’s new book, ‘In the Closet of the Vatican,’ (3rd story on link) claims that the more homophobic the priest, the more likely they are to be gay. In fact, he claims 80% are gay.

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