Mary, thank you for your excellent piece above. Honesty about who we are and what we are is surely crucial to our well being. Fr. Donald Cozzens in his beautiful little book, "The Changing Face of the
Dear Author and Father,
Once a Priest, always a Priest. I understand your conflict of emotions, and perceptions.
It sounds like Christ did call you to be a Priest, and to sacrifice yourse
Love your piece too Rosemary. Well said !! 🙂
I loved, well all of it, and the part where you refer to Ignatius telling us that God can be found in ALL things. 🙂
Anyone who's read John 1 would kn
I knew a priest once. A very good man in many ways.
Later learned he was bi, gay or at least confused. Did not matter that he acted upon his 'inclinations' or not - though that is important if a per
PS Maybe he should not have specified a particular director, and that was not appropriate. But the system itself is rotten - at least you seem to be suggesting so too. I might be reading wrong.
New
No apology necessary at all. It's nigh impossible to understand anything half the time on the internet. I am seriously considering giving it up to save myself an early coronary from 'listening' on som
"we were never prior to acceptance told to lie regarding our sexual preference."
"the Vatican have issued various statements regarding homosexuality and seminaries, I have always interpreted them as
Percy,
My apologies, I must have misread your post. I realise that over the last ten years the Vatican have issued various statements regarding homosexuality and seminaries, I have always interpreted
Like Fr. Kieren I find this whole business sad. Sexuality is part of our human make up. Straight, gay, transgender, neutrality is extremely rare. I can only think of one priest who might be in the
"Our sexuality is part of our humanity, but we are not (as modern society seems to suggest) defined merely by our sexuality. This is why I must disagree with Perry."
I have not said we were, are, or
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Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012Mary, thank you for your excellent piece above. Honesty about who we are and what we are is surely crucial to our well being. Fr. Donald Cozzens in his beautiful little book, "The Changing Face of the
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012Dear Author and Father, Once a Priest, always a Priest. I understand your conflict of emotions, and perceptions. It sounds like Christ did call you to be a Priest, and to sacrifice yourse
Sean OConaill on the New Evangelisation
August 6 2012Love your piece too Rosemary. Well said !! 🙂 I loved, well all of it, and the part where you refer to Ignatius telling us that God can be found in ALL things. 🙂 Anyone who's read John 1 would kn
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012I knew a priest once. A very good man in many ways. Later learned he was bi, gay or at least confused. Did not matter that he acted upon his 'inclinations' or not - though that is important if a per
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012PS Maybe he should not have specified a particular director, and that was not appropriate. But the system itself is rotten - at least you seem to be suggesting so too. I might be reading wrong. New
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012No apology necessary at all. It's nigh impossible to understand anything half the time on the internet. I am seriously considering giving it up to save myself an early coronary from 'listening' on som
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012"we were never prior to acceptance told to lie regarding our sexual preference." "the Vatican have issued various statements regarding homosexuality and seminaries, I have always interpreted them as
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012Percy, My apologies, I must have misread your post. I realise that over the last ten years the Vatican have issued various statements regarding homosexuality and seminaries, I have always interpreted
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012Like Fr. Kieren I find this whole business sad. Sexuality is part of our human make up. Straight, gay, transgender, neutrality is extremely rare. I can only think of one priest who might be in the
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012"Our sexuality is part of our humanity, but we are not (as modern society seems to suggest) defined merely by our sexuality. This is why I must disagree with Perry." I have not said we were, are, or
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