In modern society there are too many other ways up for a psychologically healthy, bright young man to make his way. Hence, the celibacy rule attracts gay men, because becoming a priest is (1) cover for their failure to marry, (2) provides a steady income and social acceptance to gay young men who tend largely to be socially maladjusted, (3) gives them power over others, which ultimately is what the whole queer thing is about.
You say that what is needed is "chastity." Swell. We agree. But what the world really urgently needs right now is a cohort of psychologically healthy young married men who preach and practice real Christian marriage. We won't get that so long as we have homosexuals preying on Catholic families, as was certainly my experience, as it was obviously in formerly Catholic Ireland.
You suggest repentance for me. Thank you. I'll try to take you up on it. May I make the same suggestion to you? Repent of clinging to the illusion - delusion - that this thing can be fixed. The wolves are in charge and they're preying on the sheep. They're not about to vote themselves out of ready access to fresh mutton. Embrace that reality with open arms, please.
I counsel a frank admission that it's broken beyond repair.
**Your experience is completely the opposite of mine. From what I can see the clergy is increasingly lavender. A friend of mine from Madison sent me a picture of the new seminarian class last year. Just looking at the picture it was clear they were all a tad light in the loafers. No, the RCC has a serious personnel policy problem. This isn’t the Middle Ages where an ambitious young man would rise in the world in the military, the Royal bureaucracy, or the Church. **
I can send you my complete set of links that proves that Pope Benedict sent emissaries to all the seminaries to clean them out.
Applicants for the seminary must now go through a strenuous two-day psyche exam, his parents are questioned, the parish priest is questioned, input from friends is sought that all point to his sound foundation in morals. Then he undergoes even more questioning at the monastery — and it goes on and on until he is accepted.
Do you want the links or not? Your premise is false.
Well, I do advocate Inquisition rather than merely a certain personnel policy. This is also why God gave us the pederast priests problem: to remove the attraction that priesthood might have for gays. Give it time.
One cannot repent of his faith, and I have faith that God gave me.
From what I can see the clergy is increasingly lavender.
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Do you need new glasses? I have seen and worked with a lot of new seminarians and the majority are on-fire followers of Christ who are willing to sacrifice for Him.