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Italian Bishops to Admit Homosexuals to Priesthood 'Ad Experimentum" - Stone - 01-11-2025
Italian Bishops Admit Homosexuals Official[ly] to Priesthood
gloria.tv | January 10, 2025
The Italian Bishops' Conference has decided that homosexuals can be ordained to the priesthood.
New guidelines on priestly seminaries, published on January 9, state: "When homosexual inclinations are mentioned in the formation process, it is also appropriate not to limit the distinction to this aspect alone, but to consider its significance in the overall context of the young person's personality, as is the case with every candidate."
Homosexual seminarians are asked to live a celibate life, which is according to homosexuals themselves an unrealistic view for their mental state.
The Italian guidelines are published "ad experimentum for three years" and have been approved by the Congregation for the Clergy.
Previous guidelines, issued by the Vatican in 2016, stated that "practising homosexuals" and men who "have deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support a so-called homosexual culture" are generally excluded from priestly formation.
In May, Francis advised the Italian bishops NOT to open their seminaries to homosexuals, adding that there is already enough “faggotry” (frociaggine) in priestly seminaries.
The Catholic Catechism calls homosexual acts an abomination in God's eyes.