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homosexual

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homosexual
1. a person who is sexually attracted to members of the same sex
2. of or relating to homosexuals or homosexuality
3. of or relating to the same sex

homosexual [¦hō·mə′sek·shə·wəl]
(biology)
Of, pertaining to, or being the same sex.
(psychology)
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting homosexuality.
One who practices homosexuality.


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The third statement is entitled Ministry to persons with a homosexual inclination: Guidelines for pastoral care, pp.
ENI)--A long-awaited Vatican statement said that persons with "deep seated homosexual tendencies" should not under any circumstances become Roman Catholic priests.
That is a rule worth keeping in mind in the wake of the Congregation for Catholic Education's November 29 "Instruction" banning men with "deep-seated homosexual tendencies" from seminaries and ordination.
 
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