Gay priests?? Why is it that priests only molest young boys and not young girls? Is it because they are gay? Does that mean that most priests are gay? Why would you become a priest if you know you wont be allowed to have sex and then decide you want it with wee boys? Ah so many questions! |
I have no evidence of this, of course, but I've always thought that some sick men try to find safety in the celibacy of the priesthood ... thinking that taking a vow will somehow protect them from their urges.
BTW, they're pedophiles, not gays.
One thing I certanily DON'T believe is that celibacy drives priests to pedophilia. You have to be sick to begin with, to resort to pedophilia. Lack of sex alone won't make you molest guyren, for heaven's sake. I don't see the Dalai Lama molesting guyren, and he's celibate, too. |
How do gay priests reconcile being gay and being a priest? Especially since the religious conservatives claim that the bible condemns gays to hell.
Also, do gay priests adhere to the concept of celibacy?
And how do they cope facing a congregation that may be anti-gay?
Would love to hear from priests / ex-priests / public at large |
As a gay man and an ordained priest ( CofE) it can be difficult being gay In the church of england, straight priests can marry and have guys, but gay men have a much harder time of things, i mean there is one school of thought that says and I quote, if you are not a practisning homosexual then it's ok to be a priest,however if you a a practicing homosexual then you have problems. I don't hold with the idea of practicing or non practicing, either you are gay or not.I have a partner, whom I married in a civil ceremony this year--I wasn't allowed to in the church, but it is legal. I don't wear my sexuallity on my sleave, it is what and who I am, but I also don't hide when someone asks me the age old question, are you ect ect. I't a fact of life I'm gay so what.
I have known some priests who because they are gay have been forced to leave their chosen job.but and this is the crunch, not all of those in high places within the church have a problem with gay preists, so long as the job gets done it doesn't matter if the preist is gay or straight.
To make a point a gay friend, who also happens to be a preist said " according to our faith god made us all" not just straight or gay but all of us.
I am of the opinion that if you are happy with your life and you do your best in your chosen line of work then what is the problem, unfortunetly it is the minority that give the rest of us a bad reputation, straight or gay,, so I suppose I am saying treat everyone the same, as a person and not as someone who has a different sexual preference to you.
In the end it comes down to choice, do we get on or not, regrettably too few are making the second option. |
Gay Priests!? Isn't homosexuality a sin in Christianity?
Or doesn't the newer version of the Bible say so? |
| yes it is a sin |
Catholic? is that true the pope blame the gay priests for the scandals in the church? that's the reason his first order was to avoid the gay people to become priests, even there are good gay priests but the bad gay priests who broke the celibacy, they have to pay for it? I don't get the church isn't against the homosexuality but yes against the gay actions then? it's wrong for a gay man who wants to be a priest? |
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No it isn't true. In fact the pope hasn't blamed anyone for anything ever. Check the record! Popes don't dole out blame very much at tall. They take on human suffering and responsibility for spreading the Gospel. At last check, not much blame in the Gospels. Just right action suggested by Christ.
The pope would welcome anyone, gay or otherwise, into the Catholic Church with the same loving tenderness that Jesus Christ would welcome you. How else can anyone hope to cure the afflicated of homosexual lechery?
The Church itself is against lechery of any form, asexual, heterosexual or homosexual. Don't take it personally if you're afflicated with gayitosis.
No, it isn't wrong for a gay man to want to be a priest. It's wrong for a gay man to live by his own opinions and ignore the Church that Jesus Christ gave to the world. Lots of wrongs in this world. Don't sweat it. Just pray, obey the Church where you can, and leave the government and shepherding to the government and shepherds.
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Why was Laura Ingraham so outraged about gays in the Dartmouth community, but says nothing about gay priests? When a reporter for a conservative campus paper at Dartmouth, Ingraham was a zealot in listing the names, addresses and phone #'s of alleged gays in the community. She asked people to boycott their classes and restaurants that hired gays (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dartmou…
She has no said a word, however, about gay priests. |
| She's a hypocritical bigot. What else is there to say? |
If there can be gay priests why jesus can't be suspected as a gay? Never married, had 12 men to play with, had a girly hari style and look, was attractive for those older gays who surrounded him most of the times.
Was paul also a gay? |
| He was. it was just not possible to be open gay at that time. Otherwise there was not a single female in his followers. Even Muhammad had female followers from the beginning |
If all gay priests were ejected from the church, would it not have a serious operational problem? What is your thoughts on this? I mean, religion was invented for reasons of money power and sex. Throw out all the altar boy assaulters and there would be a problem for the church. |
| So you're worried about the priests having a premature ejection? |
Priests arent really gay weirdos are they? i was gonna be an alter boy again but now i dunno. all that gay priest stuff is freakin me out. |
| So you believe the lies? Celibacy which was instated long after Christ's death and only because of the fact most of the higher offices believed women were threats to the growth of the early church (If a priest was married his guyren, not the church would inherit their property) so they came up with the vow of celibacy (there is NO REAL proof that JC was not married because the bible only talks about his public life) was instated and men were considered holy for following that LAW. Yes, maybe there are a few gay priests, but even they are not allowed to have relations with others. |
What do anglican gay priests/women priests do should they have to read out from the Church Bible? scriptures that condemn them for what they are doing? |
They have to cherry pick from the scriptures to avoid it. Or paraphrase to remove the context away from God's view and put in their own view instead.
But anyone of adult age who regularly attends a church with a woman/gay priest has already lost any sensibility to what the Bible teaches and about God's standpoint on spritual matters. |
Why do Catholics only employ gay priests and nuns? Do straight people have a chance at gaining employment wearing funny hats and long robes. |
Yes, the Roman Catholic Church employs straight men who sometimes wear funny hats and costumes. They also must celibate. Gay priests and nuns have been asked to take other jobs outside the church community.
Godspeed. |