Is there an epidemic of homosexuality in the priesthood? Recent media reports of an “epidemic” of AIDS among priests causes an examination of the problems in the Church that have led to the current situation. [this article by Jesuit priest … Continue reading
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CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROPOSALS TO GIVE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO UNIONS BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS [from the Vatican website] INTRODUCTION In recent years, various questions relating to homosexuality have been addressed with some frequency … Continue reading
CONGREGATION FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in view of their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders [from the Vatican website] Introduction In continuity with … Continue reading
[In June 1992 the Vatican sent the following Letter to all the bishops of the United States.] CARDINAL RATZINGER [text from Christian Order] Foreword Recently, legislation had been proposed in some American states which would make discrimination on the basis … Continue reading
CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH [Text from Vatican website] The issue of homosexuality and the moral evaluation of homosexual acts have increasingly become a matter of public debate, even in Catholic circles. Since this debate often advances arguments … Continue reading
Cornwall Standard Freeholder Friday, August 31, 2007 – 08:00 Terri Saunders Local News – The prestige bestowed upon a priest once contributed to a culture of silence surrounding child sexual abuse, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard Thursday. Rev. Tom Doyle … Continue reading
Cornwall Standard Freeholder Letter to the Editor 26 January 2008 Your editorial “Let’s not make Perry a martyr” reveals either a profound lack of comprehension of the social dynamics that emerge from revelations of child sexual abuse, or it is … Continue reading