ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 2月20日 08時30分

For years, Roman Catholic Church leaders have driven gay congregants away in shame. And yet, thousands of the church’s priests are gay men, writes #nytimes reporter Elizabeth Dias. Fewer than about 10 priests in the U.S. have dared to come out publicly. But gay men probably make up at least 30 to 40% of the American Catholic clergy, according to dozens of estimates from gay priests themselves and researchers. Some priests say the number is closer to 75%.⁣
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Elizabeth spoke with 2 dozen gay priests and seminarians from 13 states who shared intimate details of their lives in the Catholic closet. Some agreed to be photographed if their identities were concealed. Almost all of them required strict confidentiality to speak without fear of retribution from their bishops or superiors. ⁣
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The environment for gay priests has grown only more dangerous. Prominent bishops have blamed gay priests as the root cause of the resurgent sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. But studies repeatedly find there to be no connection between being gay and abusing children.⁣
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Father Bob Bussen, a priest in Park City, Utah, was outed about 12 years ago after he held Mass for the LGBTQ community. “I was in my 50s when I came out. I entered the seminary at 18, a young, enthusiastic, white, male virgin who doesn’t know anything, let alone straight or gay. There were years that I carried this secret. My prayer was not that, would God change me. It was that I would die before anyone found out.”⁣
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@gdemczuk shot this photo of Father Bob Bussen. Visit the link in our profile to read the full story.

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