[L.N. Smithee]

Removing it as a mental illness is NOT condoning it, any more than saying murderers are not necessarily mentally ill. If you have a victim, it's still a crime.

Define "condone" -- and please, don't just give me a dictionary definition. Define it in the context of your above statement. What steps would the APA have to take to actually "condone" pedophilia, in your opinion?

[RobbyS]

Such redefinition perverts the very process of definition. Like the character in Alice in Wonderland/Through the ZLooking Glass, who said that words mean precisely what I want them to mean. This ignores the fact that thought we can conceive of many models, only some will fit reality.

[RobbyS]

What I am am talking about is what Orwell deplored in "1984."

[Qwerty]

"Define "condone" -- What steps would the APA have to take to actually "condone" pedophilia, in your opinion?"

I think the APA would have to take the stance that not only is pedophilia not a mental illness, but that it was not harmful and/or may be beneficial to children. I realize that some have made this claim, but it is NOT a mainstream idea.