Vatican teams to investigate seminaries and priest formation starting late September
Vatican Responds to the Sexual Abuse Crisis; Ignatius Press Experts Available for Comment on Vatican Seminary VisitationTo: National Desk
Contact: Christine Valentine-Owsik of Valentine Communications for Ignatius Press, 215-230-8095, valencom@aol.com
Media Advisory, Sept. 21 /Christian Wire Service/ -- In response to the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the American Catholic Church, as well as ongoing concerns about the formation of priests, Vatican-appointed teams will inspect 229 seminaries and theology schools in the U.S, from late September 2005 to June 2006. Reports by 117 inspectors will be sent directly to the Vatican in confidential reports.
Just this week came the news that Pope Benedict XVI has approved a new Vatican policy document indicating that men with homosexual tendencies should not be ordained as priests. The new document is in response to a request by the late Pope John Paul II, and will likely be published after an international meeting of bishops in Rome that concludes October 23rd, according to CWNews.com.
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