I am a gay man. I am also a priest posted to a vibrant and welcoming community of faith. I also spent many years in a priest-training college, at the heart of the institutional Catholic Church.
For what I am about to write, I have asked to remain anonymous, through fear of being “called in” and reprimanded. Growing up gay was as much a part of me as being human. I grew up with the knowledge of it, gradually going through several phases of shame due to bullying versus acceptance—before embracing it and even enjoying it as I do today.
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/10/20/i-am-a-gay-priest-but-i-question-being-part-of-a-church-that-blames-homosexuality-for-child-abuse/
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/10/20/i-am-a-gay-priest-but-i-question-being-part-of-a-church-that-blames-homosexuality-for-child-abuse/