Expert witness minimizes effect of priests' sex abuse

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 3/24/5 | Steve Rubenstein

[SmithL]

Youngsters sexually abused by priests can "sometimes slide right over it with no perceived effects,'' a psychologist hired by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco testified Wednesday.

[loborojo]

Sacrificial lambs.

[Gator101]

Oh I see, well...No harm, no foul.

(sarcasm)

[Pondman88]

If only the public school system were under the same scrutiny and lawsuits! The gays and liberals have effectively destroyed the Catholic Church, but the same behavior in our public school system is ignored.....

[Ford4000]

More evidence that psychologists are nothing but fools and charlatans.

[squirt-gun]

Youngsters sexually abused by priests can "sometimes slide right over it with no perceived effects,'' a psychologist hired by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco testified Wednesday.

Yes...And Heinrich Himmler was a nice German who was also kind to children.

[alloysteel]

This certainly rationalizes and excuses bad behavior by pederasts and pedophiles everywhere....

And those who have homosexual tendencies too.

[livius]

How sweet.

[Pyro7480]

The SF Chronicle is giddy to report the news...

[Wolfie]

"sometimes slide right over it"

Great choice of words.

[Rudder]

More evidence that psychologists are nothing but fools and charlatans.

Yep, all psychologists are exactly alike, and one speaks for all.

And your bigotry is showing.

[johnb838]

Actually they probably were homosexual to begin with or they wouldn't have attracted the predator. So if an inordinant percentage find they have the "gay gene" later, that's why.

[joshhiggins]

"sometimes slide right over it with no perceived effects,'' , but usually the effects are devastating, leaving the child angry and sexually confused. I believe the majority of homosexuals are the direct result of their being homosexually abused as a child.

[eno_]

I believe the majority of homosexuals are the direct result of their being homosexually abused as a child.

Well now, there is a forbidden truth if there ever was one.

[Ford4000]

You better believe it. The Catholic church would be in a lot less trouble if it had never listened to the psychologists and instead had acted on their theology.

[Oztrich Boy]

Youngsters sexually abused by priests can "sometimes slide right over it with no perceived effects,'' a psychologist hired by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco testified Wednesday.

Ho.

[Boot Hill]

PING!