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What exactly does that mean?
It means that he’s not saying what he means. He wants to be ‘inclusive.” To him, it seems, the issue of a candidate for the priesthood having disordered feelings for the same sex is, apparently, to be glossed over in most circumstances. I would respectfully submit, on the basis of this alone, it is good that he is retiring. Without any intent to denigrate, I truly think that one of the deepest reasons for the shrinking of some dioceses is directly tied to progressive practices and innovations. This gentleman has still served Our Lord. And yet, perhaps not very well.
It means he’s still in open defiance of the Vatican, which recognizes that homosexuality is a symptom of a psycho-sexual disorder which impairs one’s ability to grow amidst the rigors of chastity.
No, lefties, that doesn’t mean all those with homosexual tendencies go straight to hell. It simply means the priesthood isn’t their vocation. I believe a good priest is a hero; I also recognize that, as Mother Angelica put it in a recording I saw this morning, “we’re all called to the vocation which leads us on the most certain path of salvation.” Maybe someday I’ll be a permanent deacon. Maybe someday my kids will be priests and nuns. I just know for me, married life was the source of necessary spiritual healing, through my wonderful loving and loved wife.
And no, folks... gay sex isn’t a source of spiritual healing, either.