something tells me there are bigger fish to fry...

i just hopped online to check the four things that i'm quasi-addicted to (e-mail, the new york times, cnn, and the weather), and this article just about knocked me out of my chair here in the library.

the title of this article?

Vatican to Check U.S. Seminaries on Gay Presence

and the silliest parts?

In a possible indication of the ruling's contents, the American archbishop who is supervising the seminary review said last week that "anyone who has engaged in homosexual activity or has strong homosexual inclinations," should not be admitted to a seminary.

Edwin O'Brien, archbishop for the United States military, told The National Catholic Register that the restriction should apply even to those who have not been sexually active for a decade or more.

snip

But some church officials in the United States and in Rome, including some bishops and many conservatives, attributed the abuse to gay priests and called for an overhaul of the seminaries. Expectation for such a move rose this year with the election of Pope Benedict XVI, who has spoken of the need to "purify" the church.

It is unknown how many Catholic priests are gay. Estimates range widely, from 10 percent to 60 percent.

The catechism of the Catholic Church says people with "deep-seated" homosexual tendencies must live in chastity because "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."

are you kidding me??? this is how the catholic church plans to respond to the problem of pedophilia? maybe the proper reaction would be for the church as a whole to adopt a more open and realistic attitude about sexuality. good gravy!!!