Morphine Prince 109,925 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Saturday dismissed a gay priest from his Holy See job on the eve of a major Church meeting for a highly public coming out that challenged the Roman Catholic teaching that homos-xual acts are a sin.Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa, a Polish theologian, had worked at the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican's doctrinal arm, since 2003. He was also sacked from his jobs teaching theology at pontifical universities in Rome.Charamsa, 43, told Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper that he was gay and had a partner in an interview published on Saturday. The Church does not consider homos-xuality a sin but priests, whether heteros-xual or gay, are meant to be celibate.Charasma also held a news conference with his partner and gay activists at a Rome restaurant. 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 the dismissal had nothing to do with Charasma's reflections on his personal life, which it said "merit respect".But it said giving the interview and the planned demonstration was "grave and irresponsible" given their timing on the eve of a synod of bishops who will discuss family issues, including the Church's position on gays.Source: http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-sacks-priest-comes-gay-121640066.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Understandable though I wonder if the same would have happened if he had a wife. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 99,433 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I know that it is awful but honestly, what were people expecting? That they would be okay? If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faux 2,190 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,925 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Understandable though I wonder if the same would have happened if he had a wife.I think he would have also been fired. He said he has a partner and they are supposed to be celibate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ugh predictable Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobtank 9,090 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Would this count if he didn't have s-xual relations with his husband? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 99,433 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Understandable though I wonder if the same would have happened if he had a wife. It would, I have seen several cases like that In fact, priests just abandon the church and FLEE when they fall in love with somebody afraid of the backlash from the community before the Vatican fires them. If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatica 13,698 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 They preach love, they say. Practice what you preach. I didn't ask for a free ride, I only asked you to show me a real good time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauser 1,262 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Wow, Catholics being intolerant...so shocked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaPolice 4,731 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Wow, Catholics being intolerant...so shocked. you actually read this?The Church does not consider homos-xuality a sin but priests, whether heteros-xual or gay, are meant to be celibate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curunir 7,510 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 yo vatican wrong side of history.. AGAIN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwontell 7,312 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Not surprising...the catholic church is always 200 years behind...if they're not letting priests get married or women become priestess, why would they allow a priest to be publicly gay...? Just because ppl seem to think the pope is cool and humble it doesn't mean that the church is going to change all that fast...? ATTENTION: (bad) jokes and sarcasm are still a thing, so don't take everything I say literally. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guggenheim 73 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 They didn't fire him because he was gay, he was fired because he broke his celibacy rule.That said, the Vatican is an archaic, homophobic mess and everyone knows that, it doesn't need to make news, it's public knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klou 2,414 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 This has to do with him not being celibate, not because he's gay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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