[Steve_Seattle]

"Wow, that's mind boggling. You'd think the Catholic Church problem would have tempered this idea."

The secular media have refused to draw the obvious connection between homosexuality and the sexual abuse of young men by priests. To the media, such a connection is unsophisticated and even bigoted, e.g., "only a small number of homosexuals are child-abusers - the problem is not homosexuality, but pedophilia." The undisputed existence of a homosexual "cabal" in many Catholic (and Episcopalian) seminaries is ignored. Instead, the media has seen these scandals as an indictment of celibacy, as if the thought process of the priests was, "Gee, since I can't have sex with women, I guess I'll have sex with the altar boys." Similarly, the media will not admit that homosexuals or pedophiles seeking opportunities for contact with vulnerable young males will now look to the Scouts as a window of opportunity. In short, this whole issue is a manifiestation of liberal stupidity and ideology overriding common sense.

[RonF]

"The secular media have refused to draw the obvious connection between homosexuality and the sexual abuse of young men by priests."

If you check the BSA's web site, their official position is that there is no relation between the two. They state that they ban avowed homosexuals because they don't provide a fit moral example, and that the BSA sees no link between homosexuality and pedophilia.

[tdadams]

The secular media have refused to draw the obvious connection between homosexuality and the sexual abuse of young men by priests.

I don't necessarily agree with you there. I believe adult consenting homosexuals should be left alone to do what they will. I believe pedophilia is a separate and distinct problem.

But naively opening the door for grown men who are possibly homosexual pedophiles to be sleeping side by side with adolescent boys is like chumming the waters for pedophiles.

[Jorge]

The secular media have refused to draw the obvious connection between homosexuality and the sexual abuse of young men by priests. To the media, such a connection is unsophisticated and even bigoted, e.g., "only a small number of homosexuals are child-abusers - the problem is not homosexuality, but pedophilia."

While I agree that a minority of homosexuals are pedophiles... I still don't think homosexuals belong in positions of authority within the church..and they sure shouldn't be priests.
Church leaders and priests should be examples to young people of the morality taught in the Bible. Same goes for Boy Scout leaders or any an organization that claims Christian values as foundational guidelines.