tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post3442716620014347878..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: My experiences of homosexuality in the seminaryFather John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-47403373781927411322019-08-04T01:48:57.951-04:002019-08-04T01:48:57.951-04:00Similar story has been my fate with a junior broth...Similar story has been my fate with a junior brother. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-37403374042291201772019-06-09T15:55:26.602-04:002019-06-09T15:55:26.602-04:00There is a serious problem with our seminaries and...There is a serious problem with our seminaries and I only wish I had the solution. I entrusted my 18 year old son to the diocese. He broke up with his girlfriend to enter the seminary. Now, nearly two decades later, I have just learned my son is an alcoholic and gay. I am heartbroken & struggling to figure out how this could have happened. The man I gave to the Church is gone, replaced by someone I don’t even know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-88603226341060144172019-05-07T22:45:03.355-04:002019-05-07T22:45:03.355-04:00Actually the Lord says repent and than enter the k...Actually the Lord says repent and than enter the kingdom of heaven. No homosexual person should be allowed to become a priest or work in any ministry. This gives scandal. Also priest creating relationships seems force. Not everyone needs to out going. Your primary job is to save souls.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642258210241477498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-13078935948498061942019-05-07T22:45:02.632-04:002019-05-07T22:45:02.632-04:00Actually the Lord says repent and than enter the k...Actually the Lord says repent and than enter the kingdom of heaven. No homosexual person should be allowed to become a priest or work in any ministry. This gives scandal. Also priest creating relationships seems force. Not everyone needs to out going. Your primary job is to save souls.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642258210241477498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-82650786220090854292019-05-07T22:44:17.890-04:002019-05-07T22:44:17.890-04:00Actually the Lord says repent and than enter the k...Actually the Lord says repent and than enter the kingdom of heaven. No homosexual person should be allowed to become a priest or work in any ministry. This gives scandal. Also priest creating relationships seems force. Not everyone needs to out going. Your primary job is to save souls.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642258210241477498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-77313022727408714412019-03-03T07:15:57.240-05:002019-03-03T07:15:57.240-05:00First and foremost,I apologize for problemed men w...First and foremost,I apologize for problemed men who think they can enter the seminary and practice their faith and continue their homosexual relationships within the church. This is a warning sign that eventually they will be working with young boys and again be tempted to violate them because of their demented and psychological issues. There are hierarchy who continue to protect homosexual priests and allow them to violate children and fellow priests . Canon law or not, please evaluate, monitor, report, and use disciplinary action to berid these psychological abusers. Men with psychological issues should be sorted out of the church and sometimes remaining celibate can be taunting it MAY be the culprit. Same sex priest relationships are NOT permitted in the church. Sorry guys but you can do your "own thing" some where else but not in the church. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-36804382480166230172019-03-02T14:21:59.798-05:002019-03-02T14:21:59.798-05:00Dear Unknown, I appreciate your comment, and it br...Dear Unknown, I appreciate your comment, and it brings me comfort as a mother of boys contemplating service to God. However, I'd encourage you to consider ANY difficulties with the 6th and 9th commandment need to be rooted out as a serious problem by the first year in, so really, questions about struggling with any sexual discipline is a point to be addressed. In the 1600's, it was in the canon such. It should be again. Of course, with our hyper-sexualized culture, we have to consider the young men may have been exposed and made mistakes, but must recognize they should be firmly resolved to root out the problems in their souls as a immediate concern early on in their formation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-22708868403812718682019-03-02T10:44:33.785-05:002019-03-02T10:44:33.785-05:00Your post is EXCELLENT! First, I am so sorry for ...Your post is EXCELLENT! First, I am so sorry for your experience and all the seminarians who have experienced this. We instruct our Catholic children, from Kindergarten thru 9th Grade (Called to Protect Youth CTPY). The ONLY way this is going to STOP is to BAN as seminarians and report every single act of inappropriate behavior and set a “hands off” boundary. Maggiemaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241403629966077491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-4618260486609040882019-02-19T19:08:50.856-05:002019-02-19T19:08:50.856-05:00"We DO tell guys pursuing the priesthood that..."We DO tell guys pursuing the priesthood that if they are wrestling with things they need to sort those things [wrestling with homosexual attractions] out before going to the seminary." I hope candidates to the priesthood are told this at the gate, and those charged with priest formation do not undermine the guideline in practice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121061738138200454noreply@blogger.com