{"id":3438,"date":"2025-01-11T23:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2025-01-11T23:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:58:31","slug":"vatican-welcomes-gay-priests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=3438","title":{"rendered":"Vatican welcomes gay priests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homosexuals joining the priesthood must remain in the closet, according to new directive from the Holy See<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Vatican has given gay men the go-ahead to become priests, provided they remain celibate and refrain from promoting \u201cgay culture,\u201d<\/em> according to a directive published by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE) on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The document was agreed by the CIE in November and published on Thursday with authorization from the Vatican. It will remain in force for a trial period of three years.<\/p>\n

It states that \u201cpersons with homosexual tendencies\u201d<\/em> wishing to join the clergy must commit to celibacy, as their straight counterparts also do.<\/p>\n

However, the document continues, the Church \u201ccannot admit to the Seminary and to Holy Orders those who practice homosexuality, present deeply rooted homosexual tendencies or support the so-called gay culture.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe aforementioned persons find themselves, in fact, in a situation that seriously hinders correct relationships with men and women,\u201d<\/em> it states.<\/p>\n

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While the new rules offer a path into the priesthood for gay men, they do not depart from the language of a 2016 order issued by Pope Francis, which bans men who \u201cpractice homosexuality, [and] show deeply rooted homosexual tendencies\u201d<\/em> from becoming priests.<\/p>\n

Francis has issued a series of somewhat contradictory statements on homosexuality since he became Pope in 2013. Asked that year whether he supported gay men joining the priesthood, he replied \u201cwho am I to judge?\u201d<\/em> However, in 2018 he recommended that gay priests should stay out of the Church, saying \u201cIt\u2019s better for them to leave the ministry or the consecrated life rather than to live a double life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Last year, the pontiff apologized after complaining in an interview that there is too much \u201cfrociaggine\u201d<\/em> (Italian for \u201cfaggotry\u201d<\/em>) occurring in seminaries.<\/p>\n

While the Pope has never contradicted the catechism of the Catholic Church, which states that \u201chomosexual acts are intrinsically disordered,\u201d<\/em> he has made several concessions to the LGBT community, including a ruling in December 2023 allowing priests to bless unmarried and same-sex couples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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