Priest Announces During Mass He is Gay and leaving Priesthood for "Loving Relationship"

LifeSiteNews.com ^ | John-Henry Westen and Hilary White

[LifeSite News]

MARATHON, ON, January 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The pastor of Holy Saviour Catholic parish in Marathon, Ontario, Rev. Scott Gale, announced to his parishioners during Masses on New Years day that he is a homosexual and can no longer stand the Church's requirement that he remain celibate. Citing his "longing for a loving relationship," Gale told his parishioners that he was quitting. "It has become increasingly difficult for me to be an official representative of a Church which does not accept and value my sexual orientation," he said reading from a 2 page letter.

Strangely, Fr. Gale has remained in his post since his announcement and is to say his last Mass this Sunday, his last day at "work." This despite the fact that local Bishop Fred Colli has been aware Rev. Gale's decision for quite some time.

According to the local paper, the Bishop gave the priest permission to tell the congregation of his decision. The Bishop added: "I admire (Gale) for having the courage to say, 'This is who I am.'"

However, Bishop Colli has been aware for at least a few years about the problems with Fr. Gale. In August 2003, LifeSiteNews.com reported that Gale had allowed the Toronto Star - Canada's most widely circulated newspaper - to publish a homily in which he excoriated Church teaching on human sexuality. (see the LifeSiteNews.com coverage: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2003/aug/03082502.html ) Rev. Gale said then that he hoped for a "re-examination of the Church's attitudes regarding homosexuality and those persons with a homosexual orientation." LifeSiteNews.com readers at the time expressed concerns to Bishop Colli regarding Fr. Gale.

[dangus]

"Wearing a condom during anal sex is like wearing an umbrella in a Gale"

--1980s quote from a head of ACT-UP.

[ArrogantBustard]

Perhaps he's off to become captain of the good ship:

[ArrogantBustard]

A mouse sleeping with a cat? Next thing, the lion will be lying down with the lamb ...

Oh NOOOO!!! The world is coming to a end!

[brooklyn dave]

That's funny. But why didn't he just leave the priesthood quietly instead of making a spectacle of himself. Like many other things gay---it has to be done with a flamboyance that doesn't sit well with a lot of folks.

[jmaroneps37]

Bottom feeder and sniffer. Being that he announced during Mass at least he didn't call his boyfriend up and kiss him during the sign of peace.

[Salvation]

"If you deny me before men, I shall deny you before my Father in heaven." ~Jesus Christ

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"It has become increasingly difficult for me to be an official representative of a Church which does not accept and value my sexual orientation,"

Those suffering the homosexual disorder tend to place sexual activity above all else (in this case above God) -declaring the sexual activity to be the very thing that defines them. This is just another example of self-destructive behavior associated with the homosexual disorder...

[trubluolyguy]

Priest Announces During Mass He is Gay and leaving Priesthood for "Loving Relationship"

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So he's leaving God, to have another man put his genitals into his anus? Gee, that makes a lot of sense. NOT!

[Aquinasfan]

The Bishop added: "I admire (Gale) for having the courage to say, 'This is who I am.'"

Uh-oh.

[Sun]

Couldn't he just have left quietly??

[Antoninus]

According to the local paper, the Bishop gave the priest permission to tell the congregation of his decision. The Bishop added: "I admire (Gale) for having the courage to say, 'This is who I am.'"

We'd admire you, your excellency, if you'd resign and let a Catholic run your diocese.

[I got the rope]

BTTT.

[alamo boy]

After the announcement, he consecrated the Host and the Host slapped him silly!

[ears_to_hear]

Once a priest always a priest. So he and his "lover" will be able to do at home masses when the weather is bad

[SuziQ]

Rev. Gale said then that he hoped for a "re-examination of the Church's attitudes regarding homosexuality and those persons with a homosexual orientation.

I'm sur ehe does. He wants to be able to sin without consequences.