July 25, 2026

A troubling new survey is sending shockwaves through the Catholic hierarchy: 22% of U.S. bishops say they’re comfortable ordaining a man with deep-seated same-sex attraction if he is committed to celibacy, and 10% strongly agree, according to a report from Notre Dame-linked researchers. The bishops are more permissive than vocation directors, seminary rectors and mental health professionals, underscoring a sharp divide over priestly formation and the standards for Holy Orders.

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