Archbishop of Dublin: Gays Not Excluded from Priesthood

Dublin, Nov. 25 (CWNews.com) - The Archbishop of Dublin has said that homosexual men are not excluded from ordination as Catholic priests, according to a report in the Irish Times.

The archbishop's remarks on the Vatican document appeared to contradict the text of the Instruction from the Congregation for Catholic Education. But they matched previous statements from Archbishop Martin, who had earlier told The Tablet: "You don't write off a candidate for the priesthood simply because he is a gay man."

The Archbishbishop is furthering a distortion of the language and its meanings: "Gay" is NOT the same as "homosexual orientation". Rather "gay" means "practicing homosexual"...He is engaging in a gross distortion and is promoting scandal and confusion among the faithful by his choice of words.

This prelate should be recalled to Rome for some training in terminology...He probably needs to hear an explanation of the dcoument from the Holy Father, as well.

During his prepared remarks, the archbishop spoke about the problems he saw arising from religious conservatism in the United States; he remarked on the temptation toward "fundamentalism in a time of insecurity."

So, fidelity to Christ and His teachings as taught by His Church amounts to, in the confused minds of some, "fundamentalism in a time of insecurity." Pity the poor Catholics of Dublin. Pray for them!

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