I read this Punch story about the dismissal from his duties of a senior Polish priest who, flanked by his Spanish boyfriend, publicly came out of the closet, while criticizing the Church for its as yet unchanged position with respect to "sexual minorities".
Now, I believe that men (and women) should be allowed to fuck who they please, so long as the act is mutually consensual (and of course that the consenting parties are legally capable of giving consent), and that the act does not interfere with their work and with the day-to-day running of societal life. I believe too that who a person is fucking should not define how I relate with that person. And I think that, on a personal level, it doesn't.
But, I am aware that the Roman Catholic Church prescribes celibacy for its priests. So, with Catholic priests, it is not really a question of who you can or cannot fuck; it is a statement that you cannot fuck anyone. You are a eunuch for God's sake and for the sake of God's people. That is the way it is, and that is something you get to know before you become a priest. It is not a surprise that someone springs on you after you have donned the chasuble.
So when some priest drunk on his own testosterone addresses a news conference, hanging on his Spanish lover's arm, dressed among other things, in a Roman collar, saying stuff to the effect that he should be allowed to be both Catholic priest and boyfriend, beyond the crass absurdity of it all, I believe he is dressing irresponsibility up in garbs stolen from Freedom's wardrobe.
So here's my message to Krzysztof Charamsa:
Hey priest. You can quit being the patron saint of ingratitude to the Church. As of this moment, the Church recommends that you choose between your priesthood and your prickhood. You may not like it much, but being a priest is not compulsory, and staying a priest is not obligatory. You may have been born gay, but you were not born a priest. What you seek to defend is not your right to freedom; what you seek to defend is your right to irresponsibility. While you may have a right to be irresponsible, the rest of us have a right - and a duty - to be protected from your irresponsibility. Next time you come across a TERMS AND CONDITIONS section, don't just check the box. Read the text.
And by the way, what the heck is "sexual minorities"?
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