Homosexual Priests: A Time for Truth

The Washington Dispatch ^ | 05/06/02 | Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

[Spin]

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The purpose of the press is to let the truth be known to the people. But having seen report after report of the sex scandal in the Catholic Church, I am sorry to say that yet again the media is failing us by refusing to tell us that the primary problem within the church is an epidemic of homosexual priests. We know that most victims of these crimes are young boys, and the perpetrators are grown men—why is it so hard to say that this epidemic is a direct result of homosexuals being given authority that they should not have?

We’ve heard for some time now about priests who are openly homosexual, but apparently few within the Church seemed to see a need to resolve this issue. It’s even more troubling, then, that the media is so unwilling to report something that has long been known. Of course we know that the media is basically liberal, and has the intent of promoting a biased agenda. But you’d think that at least some would have the good sense to report honestly when the physical and psychological safety of so many children are at stake.

If the media, the most far-reaching informational source, refuse to accurately report this predominantly homosexual scandal, then the truth is being concealed and this problem may never be resolved. If something isn’t done, homosexuals will continue to gain authority over our children and country, and the effects will be disastrous.

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[gg188]

A superb piece with a load of truth packed into just a few paragraphs.

[scripter]

Ping.

[EdReform]

Bump & Ping

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

Thank you for your post. One of the problems in the Seminaries I have heard (since I am not in any seminary) is the predominately Gay Culture that exists and needs to be dealt with. Active priests of any stripe (homosexual or heterosexual should not be in the priesthood). That being said, I am certainly conflicted. I do not believe merely being homosexual is a sin, but like my church acting upon it is. In that light, I have no problem if the Church had ordained gay celibate priests. If they can control and never ever act on their urges and teach Catholic Doctorine as the Vatican sees it, I have no problem with gay priests. That being said, it isn't easy to find a gay priest that fits taht description, but there could be one or two out there.

[american colleen]

Great post.

The homosexual movement has a history of trying to claw its way into places its agenda doesn’t belong, not for the betterment of mankind, but simply to legitimize and normalize perverse behavior. This is apparent in the all-too-common need of homosexuals to declare their sexuality rather than simply do the job they sign on to do.

One thing about the status/gender of the victims of these priests... do homosexuals have an uncontrollable (or incontrollable, not sure which word is correct) urge to have sex? Just in the case of the Catholic Church, there are certainly many more heterosexual priests than there are homosexual priests, yet almost all of the victims are male. It seems to me, that if homosexuals could control their sexual urges as well as the heterosexuals control their sexual urges, there would be many more female victims than there are male victims.

Not a knock on gays, just an observation and/or question.

[hedgetrimmer]

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson is spot on.

[chatham]

The Rev Jesse Lee Peterson has more common sense and courage than all the Bishops and cardinals I have been listening to from the Catholic Church.

The very idea that theatholic Bishops accept people who have a homosexual "Orientation" is beyond belief, since they don't know how to handle the problems caused by these types when they graduate from "Orientation" to "Action".

Our Cardinals and Bishops have shown they can't be trusted to do the right thing with basic moral decisions that horrifically effect the entire lives of children and young people.

It is interesting that Reverend Peterson has to show the way to such a self aggrandising bunch of "Self Proclaimed Leaders" of the Catholic Church as our current Crop of Bishops and Cardinals.

Rev. Peterson's article should be a must read for all the Catholic Clergy.

Great Post.

[wwjdn]

Excellent post, the problem isn't necessarily the Church, it is homosexuals and immoral behavior in general.

[Spin]

Thanks. When I received this piece to post on TWD yesterday I was once agained amazed at the issues that this man is willing to take on. Basically, he says what everyone else can't or won't. His very first article proves it in the title alone "Instead of Reparations, How About a Ticket Back to Africa?"

I'm not a man to push for any particular group but if you support any group this year, support BOND.

[Clint N. Suhks]

those who cannot control themselves should not be watching over our children.

Exactly! How can we trust anyone who makes wrong behavioral choices as supervisors for our kids? Those who practice perversion lack moral capacity, are disordered, and can never be trusted to make ethical judgments for anyone else until they find reparation.

[robertpaulsen]

I just think it's part of the gay culture. Every survey I've seen points out that homosexuals have many more sexual partners than heterosexual men.

Although a small percentage of homosexual men are attracted to adolescent boys, I would think the priesthood (and Boy Scouts) would be a magnet for those types.

[CedarDave]

When I was a child in the 50's, the church was paranoid about heterosexual sex. Females were looked upon as a source of temptation for priests (and all males for that matter), and the church bent over backwards to avoid any male-female scandal amongst its clergy. And guess what? That attitude may have spawned a certain tolerance of homosexual activities among priests that eventually carried down to activities with and the molestation of young boys in the age range when they were just reaching puberty and were naturally curious about their bodies and the changes they were undergoing. I feel that a healthy dialog about sexuality within the church at that time (which of course would have been very unlikely given the times and its paranoia) would have avoided many of the problems we see today.

[Republic]

I still find is astounding that those who practice the disgusting behavior of homosexual sex or seeking to achieve orgasms with someone of the same sex would HIDE behind the name of God. Would feign religious piety in order to command the authority as a priest; crushing trusting vulnerable young men who happen to attend whatever church with their sick sexual advances. Talk about homosexuals stalking out jobs that open up a veritable buffet table of little boy bodies for them to suck the life out of. Horrible. Using God's name as their COVER, these mentally sick filthy creeps have found a place with an unlimited supply of little boys upon which they relieve their corrupt desires. Pathetic. And you BET it is HOMOSEXUAL. These 'sad' (as opposed to 'gay', which is dishonest and an extremely pathetic PC term for homosexuals) dirty, filthy, lecherous, sniveling jerks should ALL BE THROWN IN JAIL. At least there they can mix it up with other ADULTS and cannot prey on little ones.

[wai-ming]

Okay, let's say they get rid of all "gay" priests, and replace them with heterosexual ones, but keep the celibacy rule. Won't that just create a community of sexually deprived heterosexuals, who go after another easy target: little girls.

There is ample evidence that plenty of hanky-panky was going on between the priests and the nuns in Mexico (abortion and infanticide were used to hide the results of illicit sex among so-called celibates). When bones of dead infants were discovered buried behind the walls of convents, the government instituted an "open door" policy, mandating that church activities no longer be kept hidden from the public.

When you have a combination of secrecy, sexual repression, unaccountability, and a holier-than-thou attitude, things are bound to get out of hand.

[EdReform]

"The homosexual movement has a history of trying to claw its way into places its agenda doesn’t belong, not for the betterment of mankind, but simply to legitimize and normalize perverse behavior. This is apparent in the all-too-common need of homosexuals to declare their sexuality rather than simply do the job they sign on to do."

The public schools are a prime example.

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

I agree that those homosexuals who prey on children and who are active are reprehensible. I myself find the thought of male on male sex disgusting and abhorent. That being said, I do believe there are some who perhaps realize they are attracted to men, but choose never to act on those feelings because they know that such action is sinful. Men like that, who have the urge but suppress is so completely because it is so sinful, men like that, and I feel there are a few out there, I think are candidates for the priesthood. That being said, I also feel that the vetting process (you know what I mean, where they question the seminarian) should be longer and more strenous for men who perhaps feel they are gay, to only allow those men who are sufficiently focused on the goal to continue.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Won't that just create a community of sexually deprived heterosexuals, who go after another easy target: little girls.

Did you bump your head before you wrote this? You think celibacy causes one to practice perversion? That’s about the stupidest thing I’ve heard in a long time.

[robertpaulsen]

And you have to couple that with the fact that, in the 60's and 70's (80's?) the Catholic Church (as well as every other institution) thought that homosexuality was "curable".