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Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops (www.theguardian.com)

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Pope Francis was forced to apologise in May last year for using an offensive slur during a discussion with bishops about admitting gay men into seminaries.

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[–] towerful@programming.dev 8 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

I thought celibacy was required of priests. After googling, I think I'm wrong. Then I googled some more, and apparently it's against the bible& celibacy is required.
So I don't trust Google.

Regardless, this requirement is ridiculous.

[–] galaskorz@discuss.online 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

There are a lot of exceptions and exclusions and traditions regarding celibacy in religion. And like most things in religion, there’s not always a firm definition that cannot be interpreted differently.

Also, sometimes the religious authority gets off the phone with god and makes some new rules.

[–] cdf12345@lemm.ee 1 points 13 minutes ago

I thought only the president of the church of Latter Day Saints had that direct hotline number.

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