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This doesn't make Fr. Groeschel wrong to focus on true pedophilia per se, but it suggests that he, like others in the Church, are still in considerable denial.

What to believe? The numbers are probably different depending on what part of the country you are in. The other day Fr. Greeley weighed in on the number of abusing priests (inc. those abusing children as well as those abusing teenagers) and his estimates were on the low side as well.

It probably doesn't matter about the numbers so long as they are weeded out one way or the other. This is a case of NOT letting the tares grow along with the wheat.

Back in the 90s the Kansas City Star did an exhaustive survey on the number of priests dying of AIDS. The rate of mortality was four times that of the general population. They found out six out of ten priests knew of a priest friend or associate who had died of AIDS. So clearly there's a huge problem. There is a lot more information on this in Rome, moreover, than it cares to acknowledge. So when Cardinal Ratzinger speaks of only a small 1%, he is speaking only about true pedophilia, which is always rare. The Cardinal is actually exercising damage control on behalf of the Vatican. He knows homosexuality among the clergy is not rare--and may run as high as 40 or 50%. Since an extimated half of these men are sexually active, this is an enormous scandal yet to be honestly faced by the Holy See.