Here we go again, folks.
British priest Father David Marsden, S.C.J., claims he lost his job at St. Mary’s Seminary at Oscott College because he exposed a secret gay subculture by letting gay men study for the priesthood.
“This approach is clearly ignoring the Church’s teaching on this vital issue, yet for some strange reason, bishops are still not being made accountable for disregarding this important instruction,” Marsden wrote in an open letter to the seminary. “Whilst the teaching is clear, the practice in so many dioceses is deeply compromised. Can I make a huge plea that something be done about this widespread abuse?”
The “abuse” Marsden refers to is the widespread sexual misconduct by priests who have abused men and women. Marsden wants to cast the scandal as solely a gay one, conducted by a cabal of nefarious homosexuals. The Vatican currently prohibits ordination of out-gay men.
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Still, Marsden claims that Canon David Oakley, head of the seminary, knowingly admits gay men into the program. “The rector will not dismiss a candidate from the seminary who admits to being ‘gay’ out of fear that his bishop will not agree with his decision,” he said. “The problem, therefore, quietly continues.”
“It has become very clear that cardinals,” Marsden expands, “bishops and senior clergy from around the world are still openly dissenting against the Church’s teaching that prohibits the entrance into seminary formation of men with a homosexual orientation. This is the root cause of the most pressing scandal of our times,” Marsden said. “In fact, it is destroying the priesthood from within.”
Notice how Fr. Marsden’s charges mention nothing about rape, child molestation or the thousands of female victims who have accused priests of sexual misconduct. In fact, he ignores sex crimes completely; the only misconduct Marsden mentions, is gay men in the priesthood.
Needless to say, we think Fr. Marsden–and the church–have more pressing issues to address.
Kangol
First of all, how is this a secret. Second of all, if the Catholic Church forbid gay men to become priests, they’d be left with only the tiny number of straight men who decide to see how long they can hold out, and pedophiles. So they probably should focus on 1) purging the pedophiles and ephebophiles, and allowing openly gay men who want to be in consenting relationships with other adult men, and heterosexual men who want to be in consenting relationships with women, to serve, so that a priesthood will survive. If they don’t stop demonizing gay men, rationalizing secrecy, and protecting pedophiles who prey on adolescents and children, the whole rotten edifice is going to come crashing down. Blaming it on “demons,” etc., ain’t working either.
Kangol
If the Catholic Church forbade…
Kangol
And they should also allow women to become priests. Adult women, whatever their sexualities, and, if they so want, in consenting relationships with other women or with men.
Lacuevaman
you’re a fool. stop responding to yourself…..
girldownunder
You’re right, Kangol.
And other people need to stop worrying less about how many times someone posts and more about the essence of the article.
Lacuevaman
“blows the lid” love it
ingyaom
If priests (or seminarians) aren’t allowed to have sex, why does it matter if they’re not having sex with women or not having sex with men?
o.codone
The key to survival is women? But, then, like the Episcopalian Church the priesthood will be taken over by lesbians, the flip side of what the church has now. IDK, so who then, married men? IDK, the whole thing is a mess.
Brethmas
Why should gay people be more suspected of sexual misconduct that straight people ?
Priest are men, simply sexuel…
QueerTruth
Sad sick cult. I’m tired of these stories. They don’t belong on gay websites anymore. It’s time we move past this sickness of Catholicism.