From Pandagon…

The document, “Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination,”
ensures that there’s no good way to reconcile being gay and Catholic
without feeling shame and guilt. The missive purports to be supportive
of gays, condemning outright discrimination, BUT…

* gays must be celibate
* gays should not disclose their sexual
orientation “outside of a close circle of parish friends and advisers”
[stay in the closet!]
* the church reaffirms its opposition to marriage equality
* the church disapproves of adoption by gay couples.

Well, that’s a real bundle of spiritual sunshine. It’s kind of hard
to believe the big guy upstairs called down to the Ratzi hotline to
give him clarity on the subject of coming out of the closet. Doesn’t he
have more urgent matters to attend to, like famine, natural disasters,
and all those rogue pedophile priests?

DignityUSA, an advocacy group for gay and lesbian Catholics, called the draft document on gay ministry “deeply flawed.”

Maintaining secrecy about sexual identity fuels shame among gay
Catholics and allows others to dehumanize them, the group said. Bishops
should acknowledge that committed gay relationships “have the same
potential for holiness” as heterosexual marriage, the group said.

Anticipating the criticism, the bishops who drafted the document
said they must be honest about sinful behavior to be truly supportive
of gays.

One bishop realizes that he’s about to be put in an untenable position by these new guidelines.

for cryin’ out loud. lets just get some homer simpson christ bashers and take care of em shall we? hahaha. Im kidding…. really. i am.