Sat 28 Mar 2009 In: International News View at Wayback View at NDHA
Melbourne's Catholic Church is planning to test potential priests for homosexuality, and turn away applicants who seem gay. The head of the Vatican committee has stated that even celibate gays are "a type of deviation" and must be cast off, which its Melbourne branch is taking seriously. Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby spokeswoman Hayley Conway said the church was sending a "dangerous and offensive" message about sexual orientation. "They seem to be moving backwards in a lot of ways which is really unfortunate . . . especially for those who are Catholic and out, and there are a lot of them already struggling," she told Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News Staff
First published: Saturday, 28th March 2009 - 4:38pm