Nye regler for prestekandidater i USA
USA’s Romersk Katolske biskoper har nylig godkjent reviderte retningslinjer for å vurdere og akseptere prestekandidater. Man vil nå legge mer vekt på sølibatet og formelt implementere Vatikanets utestengelse av kandidater som er partiserende homoseksuelle eller søtter den homofile kulturen.
The new rules tighten admission policies and explicitly ban any applicant who has been involved in the sexual abuse of a minor or shows evidence of a sexual attraction to children.
According to the new guidelines, «thresholds pertaining to sexuality serve as the foundation for living a lifelong commitment to healthy, chaste celibacy. As we have recently seen so dramatically in the church, when such foundations are lacking in priests, the consequent suffering and scandals are devastating.»




