Deciding not to accept as candidates for the priesthood men with "deeply rooted homosexual tendencies" would not be an act of discrimination, said the general secretary of the Italian bishops' conference. . .
Bishop Betori said that if the bishops decide being homosexual and being a priest are incompatible they would not be engaging in discrimination.
"The concept of discrimination can be used in reference to a right, but a vocation is not a right; it is a gift. And this frames the question in a totally different way," he said.
Link.
Well, of course it's discrimination, just as I discriminate against hot stoves by not putting my hand on them. The question is whether it's natural discrimination (like the hot stove example) or discrimination rooted in baseless fears or hatred. I opt for the former.
