Though fewer than 10 priests in the United States have come out publicly as queer, gay men comprise anywhere from 30 to 40 percent of the American Catholic clergy, according to estimates from gay priests and researchers, the New York Times reported in an article exploring the reality of being a closeted clergy member.
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For the article, the New York Times spoke to two dozen gay priests and seminary students from 13 states. Almost all the priests who spoke to the Times did so anonymously, saying that their being identified as gay, even if they have kept their vow of celibacy, could lead them to lose their livelihood, as the Church controls their housing, health insurance, and retirement pension.
Those who do come out tend to come out much later than the average gay man. While the average coming out age is 15, according to the Times , many priests do not come out to themselves until their 30s or 40s. One priest who spoke to the Times , Father Gregory Greiten, said he realized he was gay when he was 24 and considered suicide.
He confided in a fellow seminarian, who then came out to him, as well. It was then that Greiten realized there are more people like him that were keeping their sexuality silent. He reached out to a seminary professor who he thought might be gay.
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