VATICAN CITY-Acting with the explicit approval of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s ban on gay seminarians and the ordination of gay priests, and stipulated that the rule applies to members of religious orders as well as diocesan clergy.
Vatican reaffirms ban on gay seminarians
VATICAN CITY-Acting with the explicit approval of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s ban on gay seminarians and the ordination of gay priests, and stipulated that the rule applies to members of religious orders as well as diocesan clergy.
