Even so, it strikes me as hypocritical that the Trads are urging lay gay Catholics to come out of the closet, and Progs are urging the gay Catholics to join the Church.   Both sides are for openness....except when that openness applies to the priesthood.

I find it very strange that progressives here think having priests come out of the closet is an idea that deserves a Laughing Face emoji.   If they truly want more cultural acceptance of homosexuality, then they should want their priests to end the policy of sexual secrecy.   

In other words, if tomorrow 5000 priests announced they were basically celibate gay men, wouldn't that be a blow for overall cultural acceptance of same sex attraction, and well as an act of courage that the world would recognize and applaud?