Pope Francis: 'It's better not to let them enter

by Bradley Eli, M.Div., Ma.Th. • ChurchMilitant.com
Two successive popes have directed that homosexual men should not be in the seminary. The case of homosexual predator Fr. Robert DeLand is yet more proof of the negative consequences arising from ordaining gay men.
Under the direction of then Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican issued 2008 guidelines directing seminaries to dismiss men who have not only "deep-seated homosexual tendencies" but also those with "uncertain sexual identity." Of this latter group, the 2008 guidelines say of such men that their "path of formation will have to be interrupted," meaning dismissal from the seminary.
The 2008 document was speaking in the context of psychological deficiencies in seminarians, pointing out, "Such immaturity would include … uncertain sexual identity; deep-seated homosexual tendencies; etc. If this should be the case, the path of formation will have to be interrupted."
Last May, Pope Francis seemingly reiterated this directive to a group of Italian bishops. Addressing the Italian bishops' conference during the 71st general assembly on May 25, the Holy Father stated, "If you have even the slightest doubt" about homosexuals being considered for seminary, then "it's better not to let them enter."
Francis approvingly referenced the ban on seminarians with "deep-seated [homosexual] tendencies" or those who practice "homosexual acts" from being admitted to the seminary because it can lead to "scandal" as well as jeopardize the life of the seminary, the formation of the man and his future as a priest.
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