A Catholic priest in Iceland is facing a potential prison sentence for upholding the Catholic Church’s moral teaching on homosexuality. According to EWTN News, the French-born Fr. Jakob Rolland caused a bit of an uproar when he was interviewed for a radio program and chose to defend the Church’s age-old moral teachings on marriage, sexuality, and the Blessed Sacrament.
When asked if those engaging in homosexual activity could receive Holy Communion, Rolland replied,
If a person has a tendency or inclination toward homosexuality, that’s not a sin. It becomes a sin when such an inclination is lived out in a sinful manner. First, one must undergo conversion, go to confession, and truly consider the possibility of changing one’s life and living in chastity in order to receive Communion. …
