Italian Bishops Approve Celibate Gay Men to be Ordained As Priests

The Italian Bishops Conference (CIE) has made a groundbreaking decision, allowing gay men to join Roman Catholic seminaries as long as they commit to celibacy. This change comes as a departure from the 2016 Vatican directive, which discouraged men with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” from pursuing the priesthood. While the Vatican never imposed a formal ban, […]