John XXIII Said,
"No" To Ordaining Homosexuals

Peter and Paul Ministries

In 1961, Pope John XXIII through the guidance of the Holy Spirit approved a ban on ordaining homosexuals to the priesthood that is still in effect but has been obviously ignored in the United States. The document titled, "Instruction on the Choice and Formation of Candidates To The State of Perfection and To Holy Orders" was approved on January 23, 1961 by Pope John XXIII and issued formally on February 2, 1961 by the Sacred Congregation of Religious. The document stated, "Advancement to religious vows and ordination should be barred to those who are afflicted with evil tendencies to homosexuality or pederasty, since for them the common life and the priestly ministry would constitute serious dangers." John XXIII wrote this ban because he knew homosexuality is an inclination, which is objectively disordered. It has the a proclivity to unnatural and immoral thoughts and actions. Considering the predicament the Catholic Church in America finds itself in; he was was obviously correct.

The fact is that 95% of the sex abuse crimes committed by priests do not involve prepubescent children or females but teenage boys. That, by definition, is not pedophila but pederasty or commonly called homosexual abuse. Numerous studies have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that male homosexuals are three times more likely to engage in sexual misconduct with minors than heterosexuals. A study in the Journal of Sex Research found that although heterosexuals outnumber homosexuals by a ratio of 32 to 1, homosexuals are responsible for one third of the sex offenses against minors in any given year. Two homosexual scientists, Karla Jay and Allen Young, conducted a comprehensive study on the homosexual lifestyle in 1973, titled, "The Gay Report". Jay and Young found that 73% of the adult homosexual males they surveyed had at some time had sex with boys sixteen to nineteen years of age or younger.

All those who struggle with the inclination of homosexuality and seek redemption through Christ are welcome in the Catholic Church, but the "fail-safe" policy that Pope John XXIII maintained must be carried out to protect the innocent and the integrity of the priesthood. If the Boy Scouts of America can have the courage to stand up and reject homosexuals as scoutmasters, then the Church in United States must follow Blessed John XXIII instruction’s and say, NO to ordaining homosexuals.


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