Can someone please explain to me exactly what is meant by "deep-seated homosexual tendencies?" And while you're at it, will someone also explain to me why the church doesn't similarly bar those with "deep-seated heterosexual" tendencies from ordination to the priesthood? If someone's sexual orientation is considered so "deep-seated" that it interferes with their ability to minister, shouldn't that criteria be applied equally across the board, regardless of sexual orientation? Oh, and please also explain to me what the church means by "gay culture?" As a gay person, I'd like to know. Does it mean supporting equal rights for gay people? Going to gay bars (which no one does anymore anyway?) What? This language is insulting.

I applaud the American priests for their objection to "The gift of priestly vocation." As a priest friend of mine once put it, "The church has run on gay power for centuries." It's about time the church begin to show some appreciation for that enormous contribution.