Pope bans homosexuals from ordination as priests

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Pope bans homosexuals from ordination as priests
Applicants with 'gay' tendencies won't be admitted to seminaries


September 20, 2005
WorldNetDaily

Pope Benedict XVI has given his approval to a new Vatican policy document that bans men with homosexual tendencies from being ordained as priests, reports Catholic World News.

The policy statement is a direct result of the pope's concern about the pedophilia scandal in the church – especially in the U.S.

The new document, prepared by the Congregation for Catholic Education in response to a request made by the late Pope John Paul II in 1994, will be published soon . . . [Click for more]