But he said that their large numbers essentially established the priesthood as a “gay profession,” which he said could have a destabilizing effect on straight priests and discourage them from ministry. He did not argue against the ordination of gay men indeed, he said many gay priests were exceptionally empathetic and effective. “The need gay priests have for friendship with other gay men has created a gay subculture in most of the larger U.S. Separately in the book, he highlighted a taboo subject that everyone knew about but that no one discussed - that an increasingly disproportionate number of priests were gay.
In his most influential book, “The Changing Face of the Priesthood” (2000), he was among the first to explore the root causes of clerical sexual abuse and how the church had covered up the crimes of predatory priests.
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