Following his recent visit ad limina with the bishops of his region, the Bishop of Molfetta (Apulia, Italy), Luigi Martella, spoke of the conversation they had with the new Pope, including the following:
Then, he spoke to us about Benedict XVI with such tenderness: "When I met him for the first time in Castelgandolfo, I noticed that he had a very lucid memory - he said -, even though physically challenged. Now he is clearly better." In the end, he wished to exchange a confidence, almost a revelation: Benedict XVI is finishing writing the encyclical on faith that will be signed by Pope Francis. Then, he will himself prepare his first encyclical on the poor: Beati pauperes! [Rorate note: 'Blessed are the poor,' he seems to be implying that could be the name of this second encyclical letter.] Poverty - he made clear - understood not in an ideological and political sense, but in an evangelical sense.
You must not be aware of the steps that have been taken for those entering the seminary:
Two day pshyce exam.
Parents are interviewed for a day.
Possible seminarian interviewed for two days.
Multiple character references — and I don’t mean just two.
Interviews of people who knew the candidate.
And there is more.
Why to you continue to spew hatred? Yes, there were some bad priests, but the entire Catholic Church is not engulfed in this evil.
And in the late middle ages, many priests lived with women, and rich families bought livings and even sees for their children. As for your experience, I can tell you that twenty years before, a priest who fooled around, with men or women, was given a very tough time.