This from a bloke in a dress?

[footfootfoot]

The reason priests in the Catholic church can no longer procreate (Yes, they once were allowed to) is that they resultant families are a financial liability to the church. The reason lay members of the church are encouraged to procreate is that the resultant families are a financial asset to the church. Transgendered and gay couples do not have a real strong track record for squirting out endless tithers, nor are they the type, as demonstrated by their against the grain lifestyle, who tend to blindly obey. So fuck 'em, the church can do well without 10% of the population.

Everything else is window dressing.

As noted in another thread it is all about the money.

Oh, and merry Christmas.