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To: Coleus

So priests don't only abuse boys?


5 posted on 05/20/2005 3:20:26 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind

"Abuse" has become something of a stretchy verb in the last 10 years.

There are many instances of priests who have had sexual affairs with women. Far, far fewer of priests who have had affairs with teenaged girls, and virtually none with sub-teen girls.

MOST of the abuse claims are a result of homosexual priests who were 'chickenhawking'--strictly speaking these were ephebophilia complaints, NOT pedophilia.

Affairs with women were consensual (and wrong, BTW.) Now, of course, this is looked at as "abuse" because the priest 'abused' his position, just as some MD's and former Presidents did.


51 posted on 05/21/2005 6:26:45 AM PDT by ninenot (Minister of Membership, Tomas Torquemada Gentlemen's Club)
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