The Vatican approves Italian guidelines permitting gay men to enter priesthood under specific conditions.
The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church considers possible future priests.
The new guidelines, posted without fanfare on the website of the Italian bishops' conference on Thursday, say seminary directors should consider a priestly candidate's sexual preferences, but only as one aspect of their personality. The Italian bishops said they approved the document in November. The text is accompanied by a note from the Vatican's clergy office, confirming the guidelines as effective for a trial period of three years.
But the admittance of gay men into the priesthood has remained something of a taboo subject. Priests who are gay often express fear about discussing their sexuality.
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