"Passing" gays only.If you're gay and want to become a Catholic priest, that's OK, a long-awaited Vatican document on gay clergy reportedly says, as long as you do not "present deeply rooted homosexual tendencies" or "support the so-called 'gay culture.'" Prospective priests must now exhibit only "chose tendencies that might be just an expression of a passing problem, such as from adolescence that hasn't been acted on," which must be "clearly overcome at least three years before ordination ordination: see ministry; orders, holy. as a deacon deacon: see orders, holy. DEACON - Direct English Access and CONtrol. English-like query system. Sammet 1969, p.668. ," says the document The edict A decree or law of major import promulgated by a king, queen, or other sovereign of a government. An edict can be distinguished from a public proclamation in that an edict puts a new statute into effect whereas a public proclamation is no more than a declaration of a law was slated to be released November 29 but was obtained by the Italian newspaper II Giornale in advance. The decree does not apply to gay men who have already been ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. . |
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