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VATICAN CITY -- A top Vatican official says the ordination of gay men into the priesthood is "imprudent" and "very risky," according to The Associated Press.

In a letter published in the denomination's magazine, Notitiae, Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez claims ordination of homosexual men or those with homosexual tendencies is inadvisable.

"A homosexual person or someone with homosexual tendencies is not, therefore, suitable to receive the sacrament of holy orders," the letter claims.

The Vatican is drafting new guidelines for accepting candidates for the priesthood. The guidelines, which will be released in 2003, are expected to address the ordination of gays.

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