Quote by Charles Benedict

“I was gay because I didn’t know if it would jeopardize my plans for priesthood and nobody wanted an out-of-the-closet gay priest at their…

— Charles Benedict

“As a gay man, the Church oppressed me and I walked willingly into its repressive and controlling arms. As a gay man, I willingly…

— Charles Benedict

“Though I wholeheartedly supported celibacy at the start of my seminary career, my opinion changed as I made my way toward and through priesthood.”

— Charles Benedict

“He was more embarrassed and discreet about sex than about things I thought more difficult, like killing people, which pretty much defined the history…

— Viet Thanh Nguyen

“I knew that a publicly gay priest would alienate many parishioners no matter where I was assigned.”

— Charles Benedict

“One does not have to be a priest to be a man!”

— Geraldine Brooks

“My friend,' he said, 'no one is more ired of religion than a priest.”

— Luis Alberto Urrea

“When a Catholic priest from across the street insulted one of our members, you demanded he apologize. When he did, you accepted, as his…

— Mitch Albom

“Although we are all equally priests, we cannot all publicly minister and teach.”

— Martin Luther

“Pedophiles the world over. If you want to do that insufferable thing you do without care, concern, and/or worry; become a Catholic priest. Birds…

— A.K. Kuykendall

“She could not handle telling people I had left priesthood, that I was gay, and she refused to use words associated with my sexuality.…

— Charles Benedict

“The fact remains that he was less a pope than a Renaissance prince. Homosexual like his predecessor, he was a cultivated and polished patron…

— John Julius Norwich