Coming Out

A professional basketball player says publicly that he is gay.  Does he get thrown out of his sport?  Do his bosses tell him to go away and never come back again? No.  He is accepted by players and management.  Average age of men's professional players is 26.  Pew study says this age group is accepting.  Management is a lot older, but they seem accepting.  Do you think the bishops would be the same way if one of their priests went public?