Homosexuality destabilizes society: Vatican paper

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I'm not a fan of the Catholic Church - but they hit a home run w/ this one

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican newspaper said on Tuesday that homosexuality risked "destabilizing people and society", had no social or moral value and could never match the importance of the relationship between a man and a woman.

The remarks were contained in a long commentary published to accompany the official release of a long-awaited document that restricted the access of homosexual men to the Roman Catholic priesthood.

The article by Monsignor Tony Anatrella, a French Jesuit and psychologist, said homosexuality could not be considered an acceptable moral alternative to heterosexuality.

"During these past years, homosexuality has become a phenomenon that is always increasingly worrying and in many countries is considered a quality that is normal," the article in L'Osservatore Romano said.

The article was specifically approved by the Vatican's secretariat of state.

"It (homosexuality) does not represent a social value and even less so a moral virtue that could add to the civilization of sexuality," Anatrella said. "It could even be seen as a destabilizing reality for people and for society."

The Catholic Church, the article said, had a duty to reaffirm its position that homosexuality is "against conjugal life, the life of the family, and priestly life".

"In no case is this form of sexuality a sexual alternative, or even less, a reality that is equivalent to that which is shared by a man and a woman engaged in matrimonial life," the Italian-language article said.

"It (homosexuality) cannot be encouraged or even less so, supported with pastoral initiatives," it said in an apparent reference to Catholic priests who administer to homosexuals without reminding them of the Church's position against gay sex.

It said homosexuality was "a sexual tendency and not an identity" and repeated the Church's stand against allowing gays to marry or to adopt children. It also called homosexuality "an incomplete and immature part of human sexuality".

It repeated some themes in the Vatican document, and added a list of ways seminary directors could determine if a candidate for the priesthood had overcome homosexual tendencies or risked not being able to respect the Church rule of priestly celibacy.

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[The ClayTaurus]

I'm not a fan of the Catholic Church - but they hit a home run w/ this one

I'm shocked at the conclusion. Stunned, really. Never saw it coming...

 

[dmp]

I'm shocked at the conclusion. Stunned, really. Never saw it coming...

You complete me...in the yin-yang type way.

 

[The ClayTaurus]

You complete me...in the yin-yang type way.

Just so long as it's not in that Catholic-frowned-upon kinda way...

 

[dmp]

Just so long as it's not in that Catholic-frowned-upon kinda way...

lol

 

[Mr. P]

You guys are so GAY!

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[The ClayTaurus]

You guys are so GAY!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

Sthtop it!

 

[rtwngAvngr]

You complete me...in the yin-yang type way.

please don't complete me there again.