Another needless, self-inflicted wound to the Body of Christ. The hierarchy harkens to Genesis to defend marriage as one man, one woman but selectively ignore's Genesis' wisdom, "It is not good for man to be alone."  It is forever touting the natural law but doesn't extend it to what is most natural,  vial for well being, human companionship. Even the Trinity is a community of persons. St. Aelred of Rivaux proclaimed, "Wonderful is he who can do without friends, more wonderful than God himself." Religious order clergy have some semblance of an extended family, not diocesan clergy, largely loners. In my travels to 1500 parishes I've experienced too many lonely clerics. In the days when there were housekeepers, understandable that many clung to them.Seminaries inculcated fear of particular friendships. Aren't all particular? For well being, clerics need to find a significant other themselves.  I lament rather the true tragedy of immigrants forced from their homes than this faux one.