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Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops (www.theguardian.com)
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Pope Francis was forced to apologise in May last year for using an offensive slur during a discussion with bishops about admitting gay men into seminaries.

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[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Disclaimer: I'm not celibate.

I think, the real difficulties emerge when presented with opportunity. This is why some people, who didn't think they would, cheat on their partners and some actually regret it. It can take a lot of willpower to refuse to have sex, because it's genetically ingrained in most people. Every single one of their thousands of ancestors had sex for them to exist today.

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