To be admitted to the seminary, the CEI guide said one must show “an orientation towards celibate life”.
In this perspective, there will not be a barrier to homosexuals as such but to those who “practise” homosexual acts.
“In the formative process, when reference is made to homosexual tendencies it is appropriate not to reduce discernment to this aspect alone,” the guide said.
“The objective of the formation of the candidate for the priesthood in the affective-sexual sphere is the ability to accept as a gift, to freely choose and to live responsibly chastity in celibacy.”
It reiterated that “the Church, while deeply respecting the people in question, cannot admit to the Seminary and to Holy Orders those who practise homosexuality”.
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