[sobieski]

This is a problem of the "lavender mafia" taking over the seminaries. In other words one of the "fruits of Vatican II" or "multicultirism", take your choice

[sinkspur]

This is a problem of the "lavender mafia" taking over the seminaries.

I'd really like to see the statistics of how many of these priests were ordained since 1965.

Geoghan of Boston, Porter of Boston, the bishop O'Connell, were all ordained before Vatican II.

Optional celibacy would, at the very least, rid the priesthood of a reputation as a "gay profession."

[PJ-Comix]

This is a problem of the "lavender mafia" taking over the seminaries. In other words one of the "fruits of Vatican II" or "multicultirism", take your choice

Years ago I met someone who told me he had recently escaped from a seminary where he was studying for the priesthood. Apparently something (he wasn't specific about this) caused a lot of newbies at the seminaries to rebel and escape. The way the guy told it was kind of funny because it sounded like The Great Escape. However, now I have my suspicions as to what it was that caused him and the others to escape.