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Most cardinals at the Vatican are gay, says Catholic academic
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:37 pm
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Most of the Roman Catholic cardinals who will choose the new pope are gay, despite the church’s doctrine that homosexuality is sinful, a Belgian expert has said.
Rik Torfs, a professor of canon law at the Catholic University on Leuven, has started debate with his claims, made on a popular Belgian news analysis programme after Pope Francis’s death was announced on Monday.
“A paradoxical situation remains,” Torfs said about Francis’s legacy. “On the one hand, homosexual relations are considered sinful but on the other, a significant percentage — probably the majority — of cardinals are homosexual.”
Asked about the statement, Torfs, a former Christian Democrat senator and a Catholic who is also a critic of conservative clerics in the Holy See, said: “People I know in the Vatican think it’s a large majority.”
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Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:38 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:40 pm to Ronaldo Burgundiaz
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:41 pm to Bench McElroy
Lol. This probably came from a gay college professor who is living in a fantasy world and trying to wish this into existence. What credibility does this moron have?
What a crock. I see that this professor is also “critical of conservative clerics in the Church”. Shocker
In other words, he’s just another lying leftist.
What a crock. I see that this professor is also “critical of conservative clerics in the Church”. Shocker
In other words, he’s just another lying leftist.
This post was edited on 4/24/25 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:41 pm to Bench McElroy
Being attracted to men isnt a sin
Having gay butt secks is a sin
Having gay butt secks is a sin
This post was edited on 4/24/25 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:44 pm to Bench McElroy
Not surprising. Most priests I've known seemed a little left handed.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:45 pm to Bench McElroy
I must be an “academic” because I’ve said that for years. It’s part of their employee benefits package.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:47 pm to Bench McElroy
Priesthood keeps the parents proud and excuses your lack of bearing grandchildren for them. It’s been a coverup for centuries for gay men. Now that homosexuality is more mainstream and accepted, you have a shortage of young men seeking the collar.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:50 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Priesthood keeps the parents proud and excuses your lack of bearing grandchildren for them. It’s been a coverup for centuries for gay men. Now that homosexuality is more mainstream and accepted, you have a shortage of young men seeking the collar.
Spot on.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:50 pm to Bench McElroy
ITT liberals and the fake christian rainbow brigade will accept this as fact and somehow homosexuality will be the worst thing in the world. 
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:51 pm to Bench McElroy
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Rik Torfs
This guy is calling someone else gay?
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:53 pm to cbree88
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Lol. This probably came from a gay university professor who is living in a fantasy world and wishing this into existence. What credibility does this moron have?
What a crock
It's a not so well kept secret. The seminary in New Orleans has been referred to as "Notre Flame" for many years.
Confessions of an Ex-Seminarian
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:54 pm to Bench McElroy
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Most cardinals at the Vatican are gay, says Catholic academic
I believe this.
Homosexuals invaded and infested the Catholic Church. They are the source of all problems within the church.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:55 pm to Bench McElroy
What a sad, decaying church that is.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:55 pm to moneyg
Men who live together and walk around in dresses? No way...
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:58 pm to moneyg
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Homosexuals invaded and infested the Catholic Church. They are the source of all problems within the church.
Guess it's a good thing they had a pristine history before that then
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:58 pm to Bench McElroy
Who'da thunk, a position that requires swearing to a lifetime of celibacy doesn't attract a lot of straight men.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:59 pm to jdd48
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It's a not so well kept secret. The seminary in New Orleans has been referred to as "Notre Flame" for many years.
A few gay men at the local seminary doesn’t mean that the vast majority of senior leadership throughout the Church (cardinals) is mostly gay men.
This post was edited on 4/24/25 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:59 pm to McDonaldsBagMan
quote:Exactly. Big surprise when they can’t get married or date.
Who'da thunk, a position that requires swearing to a lifetime of celibacy doesn't attract a lot of straight men.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 2:01 pm to Bench McElroy
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the church’s doctrine that homosexuality is sinful
Not church doctrine.
Per the Catholic Church, homosexuality in and of itself is not sinful. Acting upon said homosexuality, however, is.
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