gay priests
Pope to gay priests: Be celibate or get out
By Thomas Reese — December 6, 2018
(RNS) — Consistent with his earlier writings about the priesthood, Francis' latest pronouncement is more about celibacy than homosexuality.
Cardinal McCarrick scandal inflames debate over gay priests
By David Crary — August 21, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — Allegations that disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick engaged in sex with adult seminarians have inflamed a long-running debate about the presence of gay men in the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Allegations about 40 gay priests in Italy sent to Vatican
By Associated Press — March 5, 2018
(AP) — The dossier, containing WhatsApp chats and other evidence, was compiled by a self-proclaimed gay escort.
A gay priest reflects: ‘Why I can’t go back’
By Warren Hall — January 12, 2017
(RNS) I was suspended from ministry by the outgoing archbishop of Newark and I don't think a new archbishop can change anything. So I’m moving on, but staying Catholic.
Outcry greets Vatican decision to reaffirm ban on gay priests
By Josephine McKenna — December 8, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A decision to reaffirm Rome's opposition to gay priests has angered activists fighting for change within the Catholic Church.
Prominent French priest and Vatican adviser accused in sex scandal
By David Gibson — May 20, 2016
(RNS) Allegations that Monsignor Tony Anatrella, who has argued that gay men cannot be priests, sexually exploited male clients under his care could have major repercussions.
Gay priest fired from chaplain job asks Pope Francis to meet LGBT Catholics in U.S.
By David Gibson — July 20, 2015
(RNS) The priest said he had never intended to make his sexual orientation an issue or to advocate for gay Catholics. But he said he has decided to welcome the opportunity that the crisis presented him.
Did Pope Francis change church teaching on homosexuality?
By David Gibson — July 29, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis said nothing that would indicate that there would be any change in the tenet that homosexuality is, as the Catholic catechism states, “objectively disordered.” But he appeared to push back against a policy that gay men cannot be ordained.
Gay Catholic priest comes out to an uncertain future
By Tim Townsend — May 29, 2013
ST. LOUIS (RNS) ``I have tried over the years to reconcile my silence as a gay priest with that of the Church's increasingly anti-gay stance. I have been unsuccessful,'' the Rev. Gary Meier writes in his book ``Hidden Voices: Reflections of a Gay, Catholic Priest.''
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