A Brave Priest’s Powerful Response to Gay Clergy: “Nobody Forced You to Become a Priest”

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What a statement! Fr. Thomas Petri, OP, of the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph posted a Twitter thread in response to the recent New York Times article, “‘It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.’ Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out.” The New York Times report discusses interviews conducted with several priests in the United States who have “come out” as gay, and insists that the ability to do so is freeing and allows them to “be themselves.” -- More...