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I must disagree, because as far as my reading has permitted making any conclusions, the problem is not priests becoming homosexual, but homosexuals becoming priests.

And why would a homosexual become a priest? For the same reason he would become a summer camp activities director, a wrestling coach, a youth minister, a Boy Scout leader, a juvenile drug counselor, a sports league coordinator: because he's attracted to boys, and that's where he can find them.

Like the old story about Willie Sutton:

Reporter: "Willie, why do you rob banks?"
Sutton: "Because that's where the money is."

This article from Free Dominion (Canadian ally of Free Republic) gives a research-based perspective (Link) that should interest you.

Homosexual men...are attracted to homosexual men, not boys. Pedophile, homosexual men are attracted to boys. I sure hope we’re not concluding that all homosexual men are pedophiles.

And why would a homosexual become a priest? For the same reason he would become a summer camp activities director, a wrestling coach, a youth minister, a Boy Scout leader, a juvenile drug counselor, a sports league coordinator: because he's attracted to boys, and that's where he can find them.

And that's the cycle...Altar boy gets recruited into the lifestyle...Altar boy has much help getting into seminary...Seminary produces queer priest...Priest is on the lookout for an altar boy...Cycle complete...

Soon we will have a much bigger playing field with the Boyscouts...

I am not just picking on the Catholic religion...It's just that your religion has set itself up so that it's so easy, right under everyone's noses...

I have experience almost first hand...I was a member of an Evangelical youth group...We had a group leader, early twenties...Little did I know that the guy was as queer as a football bat...

The guy would take us on all kinds of events...Roller skating was a big one...

He would buy us cigarettes and alcohol and encourage the boys and girls to get a lot friendlier than Christian kids should ever get...

We were unaware that this leader was recruiting one of our good friend into his lifestyle...Started when the kid was about 13...

Unfortunalty, the friend died of AIDS while in his late twenties...

His recruiter is still alive and I have trouble with that, and all who recruit innocent young boys into the queer lifestyle...

I must disagree, because as far as my reading has permitted making any conclusions, the problem is not priests becoming homosexual, but homosexuals becoming priests. And why would a homosexual become a priest? For the same reason he would become a summer camp activities director, a wrestling coach, a youth minister, a Boy Scout leader, a juvenile drug counselor, a sports league coordinator: because he's attracted to boys, and that's where he can find them.

You pretty much supported my point - create an unnatural setting/situation and the unnatural will tend to occur. Requiring celibacy of all priests and nuns, creates the environment for homosexual/lesbian liaisons.

The Boy Scouts are more likely to attract predatory homosexuals because the young boys are abundantly available - but the leaders can, and should, be married men. Similar environment but different dynamics.

I have trouble understanding why celibacy is a requirement since it was never required in the Bible - it was one man's opinion and he even stated it was his opinion and not part of the divine revelations that drove his messages. On the flip side, it is mentioned that the teachers/preachers should be upstanding, married, family men who demonstrated head-of-houshold/spiritual leadership because it made them better suited to teach others how to become the same.Hope to have more conversations as the topics arise.