But thanks to celibacy very few "normal" men...fewer and fewer,it would seem....choose the priesthood.Yes,homosexuality is part of the problem for if homosexuals didn't find their way into the priesthood over the last 50 years (or more) there'd be few priests around to *commit* abuse.
Allow men,in general,not just Eastern Rite priests and Episcopal converts,to be married and,at the very least,fewer homosexuals would *be* in the priesthood..ready to abuse.
You have it backwards.
Normal men were turned off by the priesthood because of the gays that infested seminaries.
One at a time, the liberal bishops are being removed... Ranks of seminarians are increasing again.
Using your logic we would have to say that most priests are homosexually inclined. I do not believe that.
I have nothing against Priests marrying, in fact I am for it, My post is merely to agree with the Pope that celibacy is not the reason some priests molest children.
The Church should have nipped this in the bud years ago by allowing Priests accused of molestation to face criminal charges. Parisioners are partially guilty for allowing representatives of the Church to talk them out of pressing charges.
One of the more asinine things I have ever read on FR. As you have no way of knowing such a thing, we see where your prejudices lie. I, on the other hand have known personally hundreds of priests. All of them are "normal."