Perversion in the priesthood has become a serious & undeniable issue for the Catholic Church.So, they have devised a strategy to try & weed out potential priests who seem incapable of committing to celibacy. You must suppress all of your sexual urges as a priest.This test is supposed to determine whether you are psychologically ready to be celibate or not. Here's more from BBC:
"The Roman Catholic Church has issued guidance for future priests to have psychological tests to weed out those unable to control their sexual urges.
A senior churchman said a series of sex scandals had contributed to the rewriting of the guidelines.
The authors said screening would help avoid "tragic situations" caused by what they termed psychological defects.
The guidance says the voluntary tests should also aim to vet for those with "deep-seated homosexual tendencies".
Among other traits that might make a candidate unsuitable for the priesthood, the advice lists "uncertain sexual identity," "excessive rigidity of character" and "strong affective dependencies".
The document also makes reference to heterosexual urges.
Seminarians should be barred if testing makes it "evident the candidate has difficulty living in celibacy: That is, if celibacy for him is lived as a burden so heavy that it compromises his affective and relational equilibrium", it says."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the whole article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7700710.stm
This video is about a priest who molested children & he is HIV positive.
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