c) Persons with Homosexual Tendencies
199. In relation to persons with homosexual tendencies who seek admission to
Seminary, o
r discover such a situation in the course of formation, consistent with her
own Magisterium
304
, “
the Church, while profoundly respecting the persons in
question
, cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practise
homosexuality, present deep
-
seated homosexual tendencies or support the so
-
called
‘gay culture’
. Such persons, in fact, find themselves in a situation that gravely hinders
them from relating correctly to men and women. One must in no way ove
rlook the
negative consequences that can derive from the ordination of persons with deep
-
seated homosexual tendencies
”
305
.
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