Seminary inspections may begin in fall

The long-awaited Vatican inspection of U.S. Roman Catholic seminaries, which was planned in response to the clergy sex abuse crisis, is expected to begin in the fall of next year, according to Catholic News Service. The visits will involve more than 100 seminaries and other American institutions that help prepare men for the priesthood, the news service said.

Bishop John Nienstedt of New Ulm, Minn., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Priestly Formation, said that the issue of homosexuality was expected to be part of the review. The visitation will take up the question of "how seminaries approach celibacy and chastity - either in relationship to heterosexuality or homosexuality - or the temptations or inclinations people have," Nienstedt said.

Some Catholics complain that the priesthood has become overwhelmingly gay, potentially alienating heterosexuals from enrolling in seminaries.

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