"Are you gay?" on the assumption that anyone wanting to becomeĪ priest will be an honest sort who wouldn't dream of lying. Perhaps there will simply be a yes/no tick box next to the question Would you willingly come out to your friends and family if you were gay Yes. Sea-shells on the sea-shore" to establish whether they have a lisp? Do you prefer staying around the opposite gender when you go out with friends Yes. Will they be asked to repeat the tongue twister "she sells Length of a room while observers decide whether it is more of a Will men wanting to enter the priesthood be asked to walk the None of these answers are a commitment to always say yes or no to. If theres something where you just have no idea, thats an IDK. Seminars will detect the sexual leanings of an applicant and then A yes is an 'I want to' or 'I think I would,' and a no is 'I dont want to' or 'I dont think I would.' A maybe is an 'I might,' either only with certain people, at certain times, or in other specific circumstances. The draft is still in its early stages so we don't yet haveĪny information about the wording of the document.īut it is hard to imagine how bishops and directors of vocational The Vatican is drawing up a document aimed at stopping gay men from Retrieved from ĪFTER the appalling revelations of paedophilia in the priesthood,
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