Catholic Church Allows Gay Men to Become Priests
A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday (Jan. 10) and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for the ordination of openly gay men to the. The Vatican department for clergy approved the document, which will be valid for three years. The document was signed by the head of the Italian bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who is considered a close collaborator to Pope Francis. Vatican approves document allowing openly gay men to become
VATICAN CITY, Jan 10 (Reuters) - 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. It's an unexpected adjustment from the Vatican, which previously said that men with "deep-seated homosexual tendencies" could not become priests. Sunday 12 January , UK. 
Gay men can become priests, as long as they remain celibate
In an unexpected adjustment to practice in the Catholic Church, the new guidelines from Italian bishops will allow gay men to enter seminaries. R oman Catholic seminaries will allow gay men to train as priests. In the new guidelines, CEI said gays will be allowed to become priests, but they must adhere to Catholic doctrine that holds that non-practising homosexuals are not sinners.
Vatican approves document allowing gay men to become priests
The document, published online on Thursday, said that the Catholic Church respects those who practice homosexuality but cannot admit such people to the seminary and Holy Orders. .
Vatican Allows Italian Gay Men to Enter Seminaries, if They
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday (Jan. 10) and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for the ordination of openly gay. . 
Vatican approves Italian guidelines allowing gay men to
"Contrary to many misleading headlines, a new document from the Italian Bishops’ Conference does not, 'for now,' allow for gay men to enter seminary " is a story about nothing new, which isn't even news. .
Gay men in Italy can now become priests, but there's a catch
Roman Catholic seminaries will allow gay men to train as priests. Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) made the announcement on January 19, . Report
The Vatican has approved new guidelines for Italy that say that an applicant for the seminary cannot be rejected simply because he is gay, as long as he remains celibate. The guidelines say that. .