[tuesday afternoon]

I keep reading that homosexuals are no more likely to abuse than heterosexuals, but I keep reading that closeted priests are more likely to abuse. Which is it? Notice the qualifier "may" in "may present far lower risks.".

Interesting the claim that all homosexuals will lie to become priests. So he's saying all homosexuals possess a serious moral failing? I think that's what the 1961 document from the Vatican said, too, the one barring homosexuals from the priesthood.

[ElkGroveDan]

''There's no adequate way to screen out homosexuality," said Martin P. Kafka, a psychiatrist at Harvard's McLean Hospital. ''We don't have any lab tests."

Aw it's easy. I know one when I see one.

[DBeers]

If the Catholic Church wants to prevent sexual abuse by priests, several abuse experts said, there are better ways to do it than by trying to bar gay men from the clergy.

Listening to the "experts" was part of the problem...

The moral relative "experts" have no more credibility than ANY heretic that contradicts and contravenes Church teaching...

[A CA Guy]

Well most pedophiles go after are men going after the same sex (male) but younger.

That is an even more perverse form of homosexuality, so yes, ban it from the priesthood.

[RobbyS]

'There's no adequate way to screen out homosexuality," said Martin P. Kafka, a psychiatrist at Harvard's McLean Hospital. ''We don't have any lab tests." No? Well, I will be content to weed out 3/4 of them. As for those who make it to ordination most will eventually reveal themselves. All that is needed are superiors who are (1) thems not gay and (2) willing to keep their eyes open.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

"There's no adequate way to screen out homosexuality," said Martin P. Kafka, a psychiatrist at Harvard's McLean Hospital. "We don't have any lab tests."

But I thought homosexuality was genetically determined.

[HamiltonJay]

80 to 90% of boys who are sexually abused are abused by a non family member close friend. This is the exact opposite for girls who are 80-90% of the time abused by direct family members.

The Church signed a deal with the devil back in the 60s when it started allowing "gay, but not practicing" men into the priesthood. Now it is an pervasive undercurrent that actually dominates some denominations... And those who speak out against their sinful and hedonism are put out to pasture while they trade sex and sexual favors for promotion, privalege etc.

The Catholic church MUST purge these homosexuals from their ranks. The scandal of abuse in the Catholic church is not largely one of pedophilia... Pedophiles want victims who are prepubecent.... the Scandal is largely of predatory homosexuals.

[Antoninus]

"There's no adequate way to screen out homosexuality," said Martin P. Kafka, a psychiatrist at Harvard's McLean Hospital. "We don't have any lab tests."

Sure there is. It's called, "Do ask, do tell, do bar, do defrock."

It's not anywhere near as difficult as these pointy-heads would have us believe. Really, listening to head-shrinkers is part of the reason we had such a crisis in the first place.

Let's face it. The Glob has no interest in helping protect children from predatory homosexuals. They are only interested in bashing the Church and protecting the butt-sex crowd. Wonder why?

[Major_Risktaker]

When was the last time any family you know
said: I can see my son as an Alert Boy some day.

The good old days.

[GOPJ]

''There's no adequate way to screen out homosexuality," said Martin P. Kafka, a psychiatrist at Harvard's McLean Hospital. ''We don't have any lab tests."

Lab tests? Is this a joke? These guys are human - they can speak. I assume if you ask a priest a question, he will tell the truth. Right? If the standard is so low that a priest can be expected to lie, it's time to give up on the religion. It's hopeless.