Should a priest be defrocked if he supports gay marriage?

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Should a priest be defrocked if he supports gay marriage? Jan 10, 2015 20:15:42 GMT

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Post by Jay on Jan 10, 2015 20:15:42 GMT

Came across this article--Dublin priest says he is gay during Mass – receives standing ovation
www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/Dublin-priest-says-he-is-gay-during-Mass--receives-standing-ovation.html

So what happens after mass? Now that we know he is gay, is he going to pursue gay relationships? Since he is for gay marriage should he be defrocked if he fails in supporting the church in its stand against gay marriage and what it says in the catechism about homosexuality?

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Should a priest be defrocked if he supports gay marriage? Jan 11, 2015 5:55:04 GMT Michael Lofton likes this

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Post by deaconjoseph on Jan 11, 2015 5:55:04 GMT

Well, It is up to his Bishop. However, if a any cleric were to live in scandalous sinful ongoing situation, in my opinion his bishop should take action. If I were a bishop ( and I am not

) I would warn him and if he persisted in supporting gay marriage, I would have to relieve remove his faculties to function as a priest, for he would be teaching heretical doctrines. If he is acting out on his same sex attractions I would demand he stop or face canonical Charges which could lead to his permanent removal from priestly activities and be defrocked as you put it. Please know even though a priest is laicized, he remains a priest forever, but prohibited by church law from any public ministry, such a man could not distribute the Eucharist or or even be a Reader during the Divine Liturgy /Holy Mass.

God Bless.
Deacon Joseph

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Should a priest be defrocked if he supports gay marriage? Jan 11, 2015 17:05:07 GMT

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Post by Michael Lofton on Jan 11, 2015 17:05:07 GMT

Jay,

I completely agree with what Deacon Joseph said. If I were a Bishop (and I too am not) this guy would be gone if he persisted in supporting a sin that sends people to hell. It is a shameful thing to see priests espouse such wickedness but it should not come as a shock if one of Christ's own Apostles was possessed by Satan and betrayed Jesus (Judas). Though we have some Judases in the Church, we also have some Pauls and Peters. For example, this Bishop in Miami just told his Diocesan staff that if they support same sex unions, they will be fired. consolamini.org/2015/01/07/miami-archbishop-to-staff-support-same-sex-marriage-lose-your-job/

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Should a priest be defrocked if he supports gay marriage? Mar 30, 2015 2:16:10 GMT Michael Lofton and revdeaconjoseph like this

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Post by revdeaconjoseph on Mar 30, 2015 2:16:10 GMT

The Holy Scriptures, the Church Fathers, the constant teaching of the Magesterium of the Church consistently have taught the same thing through out the ages from New to Old Covenants....Homosexuality is an abomination to the Lord, Sodomy is one of the four sins that cry out to heaven for vengeance, Those persons who are attracted to those of the same gender are disordered and their sexual inclinations are gravely disordered and are Idolatrous, "they worship the creation above the Creator"..St. Paul tells us that no adulterers, or fornicators, or homosexuals shall enter the kingdom of Heaven.

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Should a priest be defrocked if he supports gay marriage?

Post by Jay on Jan 10, 2015 20:15:42 GMT

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