" There's already too much fagot ." These are the words d the Pope Francis in the harsh attack against the presence of homosexuals in seminaries. The facts date back to last Monday, during the closed-door meeting with over 200 Italian bishops in the Synod Hall which opened the general assembly of the CEI . On this topic, the Pontiff launched very strong calls for greater selection in access to seminars , not without using colorful terms and even pointing the finger at excess "faggotness".
The Pontiff's intervention on the topic, which did not fail to surprise those present, is confirmed by various sources. For Bergoglio, therefore, homosexuals should not be allowed in seminaries. From "who am I to judge" to a now much more decisive position, if only regarding the selection and training of priests. The topic has been the subject of debate for many years, and already an instruction from the Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy in 2005 - under Benedict XVI - confirmed in 2016 when he was Pope Francis, established that «the Church, while profoundly respecting the people in question, cannot admit to the Seminary and Holy Orders those who practice homosexuality, have deeply rooted homosexual tendencies or support the so-called gay culture".
The Italian bishops, for their part, in the last assembly held in Assisi had debated the possibility of more nuanced restrictions , feeling encouraged precisely by Bergoglio's past openness on the topic of homosexuality. Despite many protests, an amendment was therefore approved which limited itself to distinguishing between "acts" and "tendencies", reiterating the obligation of celibacy for all seminarians, homosexual and heterosexual, and thus opening the door of the seminaries to gay candidates to the priesthood committed however to the option of celibacy. But now, with the new declarations, the Pope has blocked the way.
(Unioneonline)
