Vatican could screen for gay tendencies
source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24579950-23109,00.html
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The Vatican acknowledges that psychological tests could help identify candidates for the Catholic priesthood who show homosexual tendencies, according to a newly-released document.
While condoning the use of such tests by Catholic seminaries, the document released today and approved by Pope Benedict XVI says they must be strictly voluntary.
"Deep-seated homosexual tendencies" and "uncertain sexual identity" are listed in the document along with "excessive rigidity of character" and "strong affective dependencies" as traits that might make a candidate unsuitable for the priesthood.
The document, made public today by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education, stipulates that psychological testing must always have the candidate's "previous, explicit, informed, and free consent".
The Vatican acknowledges that psychological tests could help identify candidates for the Catholic priesthood who show homosexual tendencies, according to a newly-released document.
While condoning the use of such tests by Catholic seminaries, the document released today and approved by Pope Benedict XVI says they must be strictly voluntary.
"Deep-seated homosexual tendencies" and "uncertain sexual identity" are listed in the document along with "excessive rigidity of character" and "strong affective dependencies" as traits that might make a candidate unsuitable for the priesthood.
The document, made public today by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education, stipulates that psychological testing must always have the candidate's "previous, explicit, informed, and free consent".
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