Europe's Catholics Ignoring Vatican Gay Priest Ban

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http://www.365gay.com/Newscon05/12/121205catholic.htm

Ask the archbishop of Dublin to describe the theological weight of the Vatican's latest statement on whether gay men have a place in the priesthood. He'll say it didn't amount to much.

In Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's opinion, the document issued last month left a fundamental tenet untouched: The path to possible ordination is still open to anyone, including homosexuals, who remain celibate and follow the church's moral teachings.

Martin is not alone. A high-profile array of European pastors and theologians have issued similar liberal interpretations of the Vatican's "instruction" on gay priests, which was formally released Nov. 29 after years of internal debates and redrafts.

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1. The western church will have to buck the Vatican in order...

to bring about change. Ratchet up the pressure on Ratzinger.