text: Yes the language is unclear, but the message is very clear - the Vatican hierarchs do not want gay men in the priesthood period.   This is the proverbial nail in the coffin on vocations for an organization that does not ordain women or generally allow married men.    When I walked out the door of the Roman Catholic Church, I have never looked back.    I love many Catholics, but the Roman Catholic Church is a misogynist and homophobic institution that has oppressed different groups for centuries.   It is dying out in the west, and will eventually only exist in developing countries.   Gay Christians  will find a home in the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the United Church of Christ where they are generally welcomed in the ministry.