https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/12/03/homose...hood-pope/
The Italian daily Corriere della Sera website, which published the excerpts of the papal interview, quotes Francis as saying “in our societies it even seems homosexuality is fashionable.
Another Italian news outlet, ANSA, quotes Francis as saying it is an “error” to argue that having gays in convents “isn’t so grave.”
“The issue of homosexuality is a very serious issue that must be adequately discerned from the beginning with the candidates [for religious life or the priesthood].
“In our societies it even seems that homosexuality is fashionable and that mentality, in some way, also influences the life of the church.”
Francis says he is concerned about this, because “perhaps at one time it did not receive much attention.”
Since 2016, training for Catholic priests has stressed the obligation of sexual abstinence. Gays and those who support “gay culture” are barred from holy orders.”
Quote:Homosexuality in the clergy “is something that worries me,” Pope Francis has been quoted as saying in excerpts from an interview in a book called ‘The Strength of a Vocation’, released in Italy on Saturday.
The Italian daily Corriere della Sera website, which published the excerpts of the papal interview, quotes Francis as saying “in our societies it even seems homosexuality is fashionable.
Another Italian news outlet, ANSA, quotes Francis as saying it is an “error” to argue that having gays in convents “isn’t so grave.”
“The issue of homosexuality is a very serious issue that must be adequately discerned from the beginning with the candidates [for religious life or the priesthood].
“In our societies it even seems that homosexuality is fashionable and that mentality, in some way, also influences the life of the church.”
Francis says he is concerned about this, because “perhaps at one time it did not receive much attention.”
Since 2016, training for Catholic priests has stressed the obligation of sexual abstinence. Gays and those who support “gay culture” are barred from holy orders.”