Administrators FlyJ Posted October 3, 2015 Administrators Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ā The Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office today Saturday Oct. 3rd after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality, Reuters reports. Monsignor Krzystof Charamsa was removed from his position at the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican's doctrinal arm where he had worked since 2003, a statement said. Ā Charamsa, 43, and a Polish theologian, announced he was gay and had a partner in a long interview with Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper on Saturday. He later held a news conference with his partner, a Spanish man, and gay activists at a Rome restaurant. Ā They had planned a demonstration in front of the Vatican but changed the venue several hours before it was due to have started. The Vatican said Charamsa's dismissal had nothing to do with his comments on his personal situation, which it said āmerit respectā. Ā But it said giving the interview and the planned demonstration was āgrave and irresponsibleā given their timing on the eve of a synod of bishops who will discuss family issues, including how to reach out to gays. It said his actions would subject the synod, which Pope Francis is due to open on Sunday, to āundue media pressureā. Ā The issue of homosexuality and the Church has dominated the aftermath of the pope's visit to the United States last week. In Saturday's interview, Charamsa said his partner had helped him come to terms with his sexuality and knew he would have to give up the priesthood, although the Vatican statement made no reference to this outcome. Ā "It's time for the Church to open its eyes about gay Catholics and to understand that the solution it proposes to them - total abstinence from a life of love - is inhuman," he was quoted as saying. The Catholic Church teaches that homosexuality is not a sin but that homosexual acts are. Ā The Vatican has been embarrassed by controversy over the pope's meeting with Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who went to jail in September for refusing to honour a US Supreme Court ruling and issue same-sex marriage licenses. The Vatican said on Friday that āthe only real audienceā the pope had during his visit to Washington was with a small group that included a gay couple. Ā Source 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abystacy Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Oh well. There are lots of gay priest I know for sure, the church will just have to be more accommodating. .or they will be losing a whole lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamgal Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 does it matter if he's gay or straight? after all as a priest he's not allowed to act on it, pledged celibacy. So there's no point dismissing him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dequeen Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 @Dreamgal, Story!!! I know priests who have kids. Their biological kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamgal Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 @Dreamgal, Story!!! I know priests who have kids. Their biological kids. those are the ppl that should be dismissed, not homosexuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dequeen Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 those are the ppl that should be dismissed, not homosexuals. That's the hypocrisy in the church that really bothers and pisses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators FlyJ Posted October 7, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted October 7, 2015 So much hypocrisy in the church. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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