Catholics Protest Gay Priest Ban

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Members of a lay group formed to combat sexual abuse in the priesthood staged demonstrations in cities across the country Sunday to condemn the Vatican's ban on gay priests.

Voice of the Faithful said that banning gays from entering or teaching at seminaries does nothing to address the problem of pedophilia in the priesthood and accused the Church of using gays as scapegoats.

In a statement to the media the group said, "We repeat and reaffirm our support for priests of integrity – without regard to their sexuality. We urge all Catholics to dismiss sexuality litmus tests for service in our Church. And we strongly encourage prompt and adequate funding for the overdue Causes and Context Study – our Church cannot heal without it."