Exactly. The way the church turned their head on this is abhorrent.
The fact that I personally know several people who were molested by priests, in a single diocese, all by different priests, led by a diddler Bishop tells me that someone was covering this crap up.
I believe the church as a whole is not responsible and is full go decent and good men and women. My wife works for a catholic organization and it is full of sisters who are the best of humanity.
But, I also feel it is important to point out that the church, in my diocese, covered up, obfuscated, transferred, and otherwise obstructed justice when these priests were reported. This happened at the highest levels of the church. And the young men who were sodomized and otherwise damaged by these homosexual priests, deserve every nickel they can get.
These men are not pedophiles. They did not go after “little boys.” They attacked young men.
If the church acted quickly and within the law, and not stood behind canon law, this could have been nipped in the bud. People would be upset, but action is always better than cover up.
The catholic church lost me forever. And I am not alone.
You are probably correct.
We misuse the term "pedophile" constantly.
Chronophilia is the term for someone who has a sexual preference by appearance related to age.
Pedophiles, hebephiles and ephebophiles are all types of chronophiles.
Pedophiles are attracted to children thirteen or younger.
Hebephiles are attracted to children in their earlier pubescent period, ages 13-14.
Ephebophiles are attracted to girls ages 14-16, or boys 14-19.
The correct word to describe all child molesters is chronophile.