In a new document — the second in three years to deal with the effects of a sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Church six years ago — the Vatican said that the early detection of “sometimes pathological” psychological defects of men before they become priests would help avoid tragic experiences.
“The Church ... has a duty of discerning a vocation and the suitability of candidates for the priestly ministry,” said the document from the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education. Times Online