"Italian Abbot: There Is A Crisis of Homosexuality In The Priesthood"

churchmilitant.com

"An Italian abbot is confirming that homosexuality is a major crisis in the Catholic priesthood.

The Pope's alleged comment about gays being 'born that way,' and his recent affirmation that gay men should not enter the seminary, have created a puzzling situation for some. The Italian abbot, who goes by the name Abbot Faria, wrote to Vatican expert Marco Tossati and shared what was said by a young man with same-sex attraction who wanted to be admitted to Catholic priestly formation.

'Today a faithful layman who has homosexual tendencies asked me a question: 'The Pope said that God created me this way, so why, then, can I not enter the seminary and become a priest?' Faria wrote, quoting the layman. 'If my orientation is according to God's will, then why could I not serve Him as a priest?'...

The man's question was sparked by Pope Francis' recent alleged remarks to a sex abuse victim saying that God made him gay...

He also addressed the problem of homosexuals already in the priesthood, writing, 'There is a huge problem in the Church, which is perhaps one of the key problems today: very strong homosexualization. Of course, not all homosexual priests are necessarily bad priests, but this condition makes the ministry very difficult.'...

He added, 'In short, homosexuality in the clergy is at levels that are beyond alarming.'...

This comes after Juan Carlos Cruz, a victim of priest sex abuse, claimed Pope Francis had privately told him that God made him gay. The Pope had met with the former abuse victim one on one while investigating the priest sex abuse crisis in Chile.

Cruz claims the Pope told him, 'Look Juan Carlos, the Pope loves you this way. God made you like this and he loves you.'

The LGBT community celebrated the alleged comment, and the Vatican offered silence, refusing to comment on whether Cruz's claim was accurate."