[Deep_6]

Re:
".........your information...... is not accurate..... majority of incidents were with teen-age boys and
.....homosexually tended priests, NOT with young children. And, there is a very small percentage...
.....it's not a widespread epidemic the press and liberals would like us to believe....."

Unfortunately, you are blinded by your overzealous effort to support your
religious conviction. I suggest you do some reading of cases on file and note the
age of the abused victims. It is the reason for the "pedophile" suits, "child molester"
suits and not more generic "sexual molester" suits. Age of consent in many states,
is 14 [and under].

And again, it has nothing to do with sexual orientation and more to do with
the mindset of a rapist. It's an act of violence; a show of power over a
subordinate.

To allow a child to be placed in harm's way, as the Catholic Church has done
[and continues to do by protecting the pedophilic priests], is a disgrace to
the Name of God that the Church is said to represent.

If you are not disgusted, you should be.

Thanks.

[Gophack]

First, I don't think that any teen-age boy "consents" to have sex with an adult male. They are manipulated, raped and abuse. And yes, I am disgusted and outraged that some priests have abused their holy office and that some bishops have aided in this abuse through silence, indifference, or outright lying. The guilty should be removed of holy office, defrocked, and imprisoned. They committed an evil act and need to repent spiritually, and be punished through our legal system.

HOWEVER, that does not mean that I will ever turn my back on my faith, because faith is a gift of grace from God, not of man. There have been scandals in the Catholic Church for 2,000 years, and in every other church on earth, because men and women are sinners, fallen, and are tempted by Satan. I thank God that He sent His son Jesus Christ to redeem us, because He knows we could never do it on our own.

God bless.