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Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops (www.theguardian.com)

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Pope Francis was forced to apologise in May last year for using an offensive slur during a discussion with bishops about admitting gay men into seminaries.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Gay men...train priests.

I want to see that train. Got a vid?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The rarely seen combo of stereotyping gay men as promiscuous, and not knowing the difference between nouns and verbs, resulting in a top contender for all-time worst attempt at equivocation-based humor.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Why do you assume a train is promiscuous?