mwdegutis Loc: Illinois

For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. Titus 1:7-9 (NASB)

Wisconsin priest tells parishioners he's gay, gets ovation
Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — A Roman Catholic priest in Milwaukee has come out as gay, writing that he will no longer live in the shadows of secrecy and plans to be authentic to his gay self.

The Rev. Gregory Greiten disclosed his sexual orientation on Sunday to the St. Bernadette Parish and was greeted with a standing ovation from his parishioners, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported . He also wrote a column that was published Monday in the National Catholic Reporter.

It's rare for a priest to come out. Greiten said he revealed his sexual orientation because he wants to be a role model for others. He said he's helping to break the silence of gay men in the clergy so he could reclaim his own voice.

"I will embrace the person that God created me to be," Greiten wrote. "In my priestly life and ministry, I, too, will help you, whether you are gay or straight, bisexual or transgendered, to be your authentic self — to be fully alive living in your image and likeness of God.

Greiten wrote that has decided to stand with the "few courageous priests who have taken the risk to come out of the shadows and have chosen to live in truth and authenticity."

The church's silent stance on gay priests perpetuates toxic shaming and systematic secrecy, Greiten wrote. The church needs healthy role models for priests who are struggling to come to terms with their sexual orientation, he said.

Greiten met with Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki before coming out, according to an archdiocese spokeswoman.

"We support Father Greiten in his own personal journey and telling his story of coming to understand and live with his sexual orientation," Listecki said in a statement Monday. "As the Church teaches, those with same-sex attraction must be treated with understanding and compassion."

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

What would they sy if an EX GAY preacher came to their church (and there are many of them) ? Many people are able to go from same sex attracted to opposite sex attracted and this is a common occurrence in teen age boys.The possibility that a same sex attracted man was molested by a man as a boy is about 5 times as high as that an opposite sex attracted man was molested by a man as a boy.Up until about 150 years ago the concept of homosexual as a state of being would have been considered absurd. Homosexual behavior was common in Greek and Roman pagan societies, but it was defined as an act not an identity. That a church would welcome a minister who was homosexual and acting on that desire shows how far away from the Commandments some churches have wandered. But then there is an entire "gay Liberation Theology" which like the Black Liberation theology of Rev. Wright of Obama fame is Marxism by another name.

pafret Loc: Northeast

Priests take vows of celibacy; does he intend to keep his vows? Would any parishioner allow their son to be an Alter Boy in that parish? Homosexuality is covered in Catholic moral theology under two forms: homosexual orientation is considered an "objective disorder" because Catholicism views it as being "ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil", but not sinful unless acted upon. Homosexual sexual activity, by contrast, is viewed as a "moral disorder" and "homosexual acts" are viewed as "contrary to the natural law.

The public announcement is cause for scandal, a sin. Encouraging others to embrace this life style and promising to help people "be your authentic self" is contrary to the "shepherd function" of the Priest, he is not guarding his flock, instead he is leading them to perdition. Since this is viewed as an objective disorder the Priest in effect is promising to delude others to their detriment.

This Priest should consider resigning from the Priesthood or his Bishop should Silence him.