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Submitted by: Brian R. Barcaro
March 10th, 2002
Catholic Seminaries Exposed In New Book
In recent weeks the news has been filled with reports of sexual scandals and cover-ups by priests and Bishops across the United States. Much of the focus has been on the Archdiocese of Boston but reports have sprung up everywhere. Just when things did not seem like it could get worse, revelations are being reported in a new book by Michael S. Rose, which is sure to send shockwaves through Chancery offices across the country.
The Diocese Report has obtained advance copy of this book entitled Goodbye, Good Men. Rose who reportedly has spent over two years researching the book uncovers amazing activities in many Catholic seminaries. He reports on what appears to be a wide-spread but unconnected conspiracy to prevent young men who are heterosexual and or adhere to traditional Church teachings on issues like homosexuality, ordination of women, sacraments and devotional practices from entering or completing the seminary. In addition some of the men who are labeled as problems due to their heterosexuality or "rigidness" in Church doctrine are often placed with the most liberal priests in the diocese after their ordination.
Some of the more shocking items contained in Rose's book are accounts such as, a professed lesbian witch studying at a seminary, seminarians being required to read sex manuals that advocated oral sex, anal sex, bestiality, homosexuality, and same-sex marriage. When a seminarian refused to read the texts he was expelled from the seminary. Other accounts reveal the sanctioned showing of "porno flicks," seminary vans being used to drive faculty and seminarians to cruise nearby gay bars, seminarians wearing lingerie and calling each other by girl's names and seminarians who supported the official Church teaching on homosexuality were sent to psychological counseling. In addition Rose presents evidence that the leadership in some seminaries often discharged men who were unabashed in their heterosexuality, while at the same time simply denying that a actual sacramental priesthood exists.
The following is an except of the book in which Paul Sinsigalli, who attended St. John's College Seminary in Boston for four years was accused of being a homophobe, the formation faculty did not "endorse" him to continue studying in St. John's graduate theology program. While he was dismissed for being homophobic, openly gay seminarians advanced toward ordination.
"The ironic thing is that before I went into seminary, I heard things about homosexuals in the news, but I never really gave it any thought. I know I'm not a homosexual. I never had any doubts about my sexuality, and I feel bad for those who do struggle with sexual issues. I was just never involved in any of the homosexual agenda-never gave it any thought one way or another. And when I got to the seminary, all of the sudden it was in my face, and I was expected to say, 'it's OK if you commit sodomy in your room in the seminary and explore your sexuality that way.'" What kind of priests are these men going to make? Sinsigalli wondered, pointing out the overwhelming public scandal of priest pedophilia in Boston, where the Boston Globe revealed that the Archdiocese of Boston settled child-molestation claims against at least 70 Boston-area priests.
"The priesthood of Jesus Christ demands men of high integrity and character and strength. It is not an easy vocation, so if these guys are like this in seminary I can't imagine what they are going to be like in parishes."
Rose has courted some Catholic heavyweights to support the book. The distinguished Alice von Hildebrand wrote the Foreward, while authors Donna Steichen and E. Michael Jones, Ph.D both lend positive comments. One priest closely connected with a controversy mentioned in the book when notified of some of its contents told the DioceseReport, "This is incredible, if this information is accurate then there is little reason for Rome not to finally act and act swiftly with force, especially in light of what we have seen in Boston and other places."
Rose has already established a website which claims the book will be released in a little over a month on April 15th by Aquinas Publishing, Ltd. The website is located at www.GoodbyeGoodMen.com