# Priest psychology: why do men become Priests? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 21, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/priest-psychology-why-do-men-become-priests/1996 "2025-01-21T20:12:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 50
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/priest-psychology-why-do-men-become-priests/1996/50 "2025-02-03T18:58:36Z")
> [@MrCurious](#): > > And you know this…how? Who did the research finding that America magazine is not credible? _America_ Magazine is more about pushing a political agenda than it is about the the Catholic Faith. This discredits the Magazine. _LifeSite News_ is the same, only from the opposite side of the political divide. I would not expect you to view them as a creditable source either. As you know, I do not make my politics my religion. > [@](#): > > My experience in talking with people who think “biased media” is that almost all confuse objective writing about some idea or topic with advocacy. Correct, we call this _confirmation bias_. Do you find _America_ Magazine creditable, because they agree more with your political views? There is very few media sources these days who are objective. Most are funded by individuals or corporations who seek a certain political outcome. Politics have perverted pretty much everything in our society. Sports, movies, music, theater, news, science, _and_ religion (this includes atheism). > [@](#): > > I’ve asked you a few very reasonable questions about how you know these things you’ve posted about SSA priests, America magazine, and so on, and I have not seen any responses from you. Sorry, I am rarely online on the weekends. I was watching my youngest do cheer-camp, and she won the “Most Spirit” award : ) I may or may not have watched the _Diddy_ documentary on HBO/Max : ) I also celebrated Birthdays with my Mom’s side of the Family after Church. It was fun! We had a lot of laughs. It is always a good time when we get together with my Family. I assure you, I am not “running away” from your questions. I run into the same problem when I interact with individuals. I ask them questions and they refuse to answer them. I feel like I have answered your questions here. Perhaps not how you would like me to answer them. Let me ask you this. Do you believe _America_ Magazine would be disappointed or celebrate if Pope Francis & Company declared “Gąy is okay,” in spite of what Sacred Scripture and what Sacred Tradition has to say about it (and I’m not talking about what those who twist Scripture for their own desires has to say about it)? Why do you believe this leading voice of the “Society of Jesus” would be disheartened or celebrating? SSA is not a sin. But, celebrating SSA is. If a Catholic who has an attraction to alcohol and goes to the bar (or even in his own home) and engages in a behavior that is sinful, then embraces his disordered lifestyle and normalizes it, this is not good. If someone struggles with _alcoholism_, I don’t believe he should be a Priest. But, maybe God has a different plan. Some Christians believe that God is using Trump, who struggles with pride (obviously), among other things (and who also has some feminine traits of his own). I do not believe [God actively willed Trump to be President](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/did-god-have-a-hand-in-trumps-win/1900) and I do not believe individuals with SSA or struggle with alcoholism should be Priests. Maybe Pope Francis believes God wants individuals with SSA and alcoholics as Priests, but not Trump to be President, because his behavior is unacceptable ; ) My point is that in spite of what I believe is true, God’s ways are greater than mine (Isaiah 55:8). What benefit do I get out of wanting sin not to be normalized? I can think of a million reasons why I _would_ desire sin to be normalized, but that would be unwise. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/priest-psychology-why-do-men-become-priests/1996)._