Some Links to Bishops' Reactions to the Instruction

Tucson Bishop, Gerald F. Kicanas, Speaks about "Gay" Priest Policy

Diocese of Charleston, Bishop Robert Baker's statement

Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese, Bishop Johb D'Arcy believes gays shouldn’t be ordained

Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput praises document as "common sense"

Vermont Catholic Bishop Salvatore Matano will stand by gay priests as long as they stay celibate and teach that "homosexual activity is immoral."

Cardinal Francis George said the document was "entirely consistent with the present policies of the Chicago archdiocesan seminaries, which have been in place for more than 10 years. The criteria of the instruction are also entirely consistent with the teaching of the church for the past 2,000 years."