Why would a gay person choose to become a catholic priest? That's like a short person who has no interest in basketball choosing to be a professional basket ball player.
If you are Catholic and gay, you might feel like perhaps celibacy is the best option for you and in that case, why not consider religious life? I’ve had a number of gay Catholic friends who have started down that path and then decided against it (and some who ultimately continued down it). Not to mention that two male priests going on vacation wouldn’t raise any eyebrows while a priest and a woman going on vacation would.
Catholicism cannot and should not be reduced to a bunch of sexual thou-shalt-nots. Despite some Catholic organizations (like the one in the story) being vehemently anti-gay, the church’s actual teaching is far more nuanced.
Becoming a catholic priest because you want to be celibate is like becoming an astronaut because you like freeze dried food. Worse if you're gay because you putting yourself among a bunch of sex-starved men.
As a devout Catholic, I don't have any issues with a gay person pursuing the priesthood. I do expect them to stop all activities related to dating, romance and sexuality once they choose to pursue that calling. Its troubling that this expectation is being flaunted on an apparently large scale
Catholicism cannot and should not be reduced to a bunch of sexual thou-shalt-nots. Despite some Catholic organizations (like the one in the story) being vehemently anti-gay, the church’s actual teaching is far more nuanced.