Journeys of a Catholic Poster Girl

Some have thought that the Vatican document prohibits gays from teaching in seminaries. As I ‘ve said, the document really only applies (as I understand it–if I’m wrong, smart people should feel free to correct me) to men who are actively homosexual or who want to advance the homosexual agenda against the doctrine of the Church. So it shouldn’t matter who the heck teaches in the seminaries, as long as they are following what the Church teaches . The whole point of seminary is to form priests. Shouldn’t we make sure that they’re being formed in obedience to the Magesterium and following Orthodoxy, as opposed to an agenda that isn’t approved by the Church? If a seminary prof is gay and celibate and on board with what the Church teaches, then let him teach. I don’t care, and I bet a lot of other Catholics don’t either. I would rather have that than a heterosexual celibate priest who’s so caught up in advancing his own agenda of Catholicism that he totally ignores or rejects what the Church actually teaches.

In today’s Toledo Blade there was a column about the new Vat Doc which can be summed up thus: it’s not about purity that this was written, but “persecution”–we’re persecuting active gay men from being priests. And a church with an “acute shortage of clergy does not need to summarily force out good pirests or reject quality seminarians because of their sexual orientation.”

Let’s dissect this a little bit. First of all, if they’re “good priests” and “quality seminarians”, then naturally they obey all the teachings of the Church and are living celibate, chaste lives, no matter what their orientation, right? Um, not always. Sure, I know there are gay priests. But they must be celibate or they’re not meeting the “good” and “quality” criteria. Has the Blade read Michael Rose’s Goodbye, Good Men ? I think not. We’re not saying you can’t be gay and a priest; we’re saying that you cannot be an “active” gay man or a man who actively supports the gay agenda and be a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, because we believe differently. It’s like saying you want to be a Jewish Rabbi but you’re all about advancing the “Christ agenda”, that maybe Jesus really was the Messiah and for 2,000 years Jews have got it wrong. That wouldn’t really fly with a Jewish congregation, would it? I don’t know for sure, but something makes me think not. If you want to be a priest, then you need to get on board and believe what the Church teaches so you can teach it to others; otherwise, you are misusing the position of priest to advance your own agenda which is in stark contrast to the Church you supposedly serve. Not cool. And not “good” or “quality”, either.

And in the “I’m not offended by Christmas trees,” column, Jonah Goldberg on The Corner (http://corner.nationalreview.com) has written:

Personally, I take no offense at the government unveiling a Christmas tree on the grounds of the ‘people’s house’. Besides, a place that in love with pork is hardly kosher to begin with.

Amusing, and true. Bravo Jonah! Reason number 5,026,052 why I love the Corner.