19 RC Priests: Pro-Gay Protestants

MONTREAL — In a rare public dissent, 19 Catholic priests have denounced the Vatican’s opposition to gay marriage and allowing homosexuals into the priesthood.

The priests said the church was invoking “natural law” to make its case against homosexuality, arguing that slavery was also once considered “natural.”

“What we are saying is that human nature is constantly evolving,” Claude Lemieux, one of the signatories, told The Associated Press by phone Tuesday. “We believe this position is closer to that which is shared by our parishioners.”

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