Anthony Gorgia, a former New York seminarian brought a civil action against New York Archdiocese for allegedly being discriminated as a heterosexual seminarian and, therefore, being coerced into leaving the seminary.
Since there exists no right to become a priest, the action may be on shaky grounds. Gorgia was a seminarian at the Pontifical North American College in Rome led by the rector, Father Peter Harman, and vice rector, Father Adam Park.
The lawsuit accuses Harman of engaging in homosexual acts with other members of the clergy, including at least one US bishop.
Gorgia makes the claim that Harman was seen at a homosexual orgy in the presence of seminarians. Gorgia further witnessed “inappropriate physical behaviour” of the vice rector toward a seminarian. Several seminarians told Gorgia that Park was looking for physical contact with seminarians, preferably with athletic, handsome, young and naïve ones.
Seminarians objecting to the grooming behaviour were taunted until they left.…More