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How the Catholic Priesthood Became an Unlikely Haven for Many Gay Men

By Jim on Thu, 04/20/17
Society & Culture
Roman Catholicism
Gay Priests
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“Throughout the 1970s, several hundred men left the priesthood each year, many of them for marriage. As straight priests left the church for domestic bliss, the proportion of remaining priests who were gay grew.”

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