I came across an interesting article about how the Vatican is expanding psychological screening of candidates for the priesthood in an attempt to filter out potential pedophiles.
I guess I would have to admit that the Vatican is at least trying something but I maintain that the situation with priestly celibacy is so abnormal, so contrary to natural maleness that no matter what they do, they will NEVER be able to attract and keep NORMAL males.
I am not saying that men that never have sex are abnormal. What I am saying is that young virginal men who are thrust into roles of social and spiritual responsibility without being allowed to mature in their own sexuality, will, in most cases, evolve somewhat abnormally into an adult with a very real potential for some type of behavioral dysfunction.
The Vatican does acknowledge this as a problem when they specifically mention that problems with “confused or not yet well defined sexual identities” need to be addressed.
My question is how? Males have to grow into their sexual identity, they cannot just be told about it.
Vatican guidelines say priests must have a “positive and stable sense of one’s own masculine identity” and have the capacity to “integrate his sexuality in accordance” with the obligation of celibacy. I posit that this is practically impossible to do in a natural or normal way without messing up something in your psyche.
The Vatican is adamantly against homosexuality and considers it a sin yet they, as an institution, create the perfect attraction for homosexuals or at least youths that feel attracted to an all male society but don’t know why.
I will go back to my old argument that the Catholic Church’s insistence on priestly celibacy is without any religious foundation and was only instituted (yes priests were married in the past) when certain rich bishops were willing church property to their next of kin.
Catholic priests are becoming an endangered species and the ones in existence are all suspect so go ahead Vatican, keep doing what you have been doing and see what that gets you.
I predict that the only men priests in the future will be widowers or divorcees that do not want to re-marry or priests that have a nice woman in the parish that will be willing to service them for the greater glory of god.
I guess I would have to admit that the Vatican is at least trying something but I maintain that the situation with priestly celibacy is so abnormal, so contrary to natural maleness that no matter what they do, they will NEVER be able to attract and keep NORMAL males.
I am not saying that men that never have sex are abnormal. What I am saying is that young virginal men who are thrust into roles of social and spiritual responsibility without being allowed to mature in their own sexuality, will, in most cases, evolve somewhat abnormally into an adult with a very real potential for some type of behavioral dysfunction.
The Vatican does acknowledge this as a problem when they specifically mention that problems with “confused or not yet well defined sexual identities” need to be addressed.
My question is how? Males have to grow into their sexual identity, they cannot just be told about it.
Vatican guidelines say priests must have a “positive and stable sense of one’s own masculine identity” and have the capacity to “integrate his sexuality in accordance” with the obligation of celibacy. I posit that this is practically impossible to do in a natural or normal way without messing up something in your psyche.
The Vatican is adamantly against homosexuality and considers it a sin yet they, as an institution, create the perfect attraction for homosexuals or at least youths that feel attracted to an all male society but don’t know why.
I will go back to my old argument that the Catholic Church’s insistence on priestly celibacy is without any religious foundation and was only instituted (yes priests were married in the past) when certain rich bishops were willing church property to their next of kin.
Catholic priests are becoming an endangered species and the ones in existence are all suspect so go ahead Vatican, keep doing what you have been doing and see what that gets you.
I predict that the only men priests in the future will be widowers or divorcees that do not want to re-marry or priests that have a nice woman in the parish that will be willing to service them for the greater glory of god.
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