I might be stirring the pot a bit but if they ban gay priests then they could be causing an even bigger problem in terms of the numbers joining up. I can think of a lot of priests that would be giving up the collar if they were banned altogether!

I wonder if they have invented a test yet? :)

You missed the best bit. It doesn’t actually say “If you’re gay” which would be pretty black and white … but uses the wonderful phrase “Gay tendencies”. So if I thought that Sean Connery cut a fine figure of a man in his early Bond years then I couldn’t possibly be a priest? I am now going to tease my younger brother when he’s late for lunch because he’s spent too long primping and preening (*cough* can’t deal with getting older … early mid-life crisis *cough*) by telling him he’d never make a priest. Which will confuse him no end but I’ll sit and chortle thinking “I’ve just accused you of having gay tendencies mate”.

The interview process would indeed be hysterical:

“Gay? Fancy men? Worn out yer copy of ‘Top Gun’ lad?”
“Nah, I’m not gay!”
“Bit defensive there lad. A bit uncomfortable with your sexuality are you?”
“Phf! Naw not at all. I moisturise”
“AHA! Gay Boy!”
“Non-scented … Nivea for Men only”
“Dammit”
“There was that one time at the Rugby club five years ago, but I’ve shifted loadsa women since then”
“Didn’t marry of them did ya?”
“Nope”
“Yer in”