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Vatican cautious on admitting gay men to priesthood
A top Vatican official, Cardinal Medina Estevez, urged against ordaining homosexuals as imprudent and risky, signaling a conservative stance as new guidelines on priesthood candidates are drafted. The letter, dated May 16, is in Notitiae and echoes ongoing Vatican debates amid the clergy abuse scandal.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez
Medina Estevez
Congregation For Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament
Notitiae
United States
Italy
Congregation For Catholic Education
Marianne Duddy
Dignity/USA
Boston
Andrew Baker
Congregation For Bishops
America
Baker
Arcigay