Vatican Tightens Rules on Homosexuals in Priesthood
The Vatican releases the official version of a papal encyclical on homosexuals and the priesthood. The much-anticipated document bars practicing homosexuals from entry into the priesthood, and those who exhibit what it calls deeply-rooted homosexual tendencies.
Guests:
John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter
The Rev. Fred Daley, priest of St. Francis de Sales Church in Utica, New York.
John AllenDavid Nuss, director of Vocations for the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio
William Skylstad, bishop of the Diocese of Spokane and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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