I have heard this bandied about much recently, is there any (a sincere question, not an attempt to inflame) objective evidence for it?
It seems to me that far greater numbers of homosexuals now become priests than they number in the general population. While these percentages vary, depending who counts, every study shows this increased number of homosexuals coming into the priesthood.
That is true; however, the Catholic priesthood has always been a haven for homosexuals, albeit the vast majority of them did maintain the vow of chastity.
There have been child abusers in the priesthood as well, and bishops who covered for them.
Many bishops are simply non-plussed that they aren't being allowed to simply handle these cases as they were always handled, that is, privately and without the intervention of civil authorities.
Those who conduct these interviews don't have to be orthodox or even Catholic.
If the applicant expresses conservative beliefs like women shouldnt be ordained, or that liberation theology is bad, or that homosexuality is wrong then they are often denied access to the seminary, sometimes they are actually referred to further counseling, kinda like re-education after the 1966 Cultural Revolution in China.
It's not that these gate keeping people are homosexual its just that many of them have bought into the whole diversity mantra, where everything is ok as long as you are a nice person.
The American Catholic Church has embarked on a massive queerization of the priesthood. This has clearly resulted in: 1) the transformation of certain seminaries into gay brothels, 2) the sexual molestation and rape of thousands of teenage boys, 3) the inability of the church to present to the laity authentic Catholic teachings regarding sexuality, 4) the almost complete loss of moral authority on the part of the Church's leadership, 5) the complete loss of trust suffered by most parents regarding leaving their sons alone with priests, 6) the chasing away of hundreds (if not thousands) of heterosexual (i.e., NORMAL) men from vocations, 7) the spread of malicious and scornful(though not always inaccurate) jokes throughout our schools and work places concerning homosexual priests (which has seriously affected our children), 8) the loss of faith and deep demoralization of the majority of good priests in the Church, 9) the loss of faith in and trust in the Pope, and 10) many suicides among priests and the children they abused. I have compassion for men who suffer from the severe psychological disorder which is homosexuality. But it was a TRAGIC POLICY OF THE GRAVEST PROPORTIONS TO HOMOSEXUALIZE THE PRIESTHOOD.