Most of them seem to have been cradle catholics. Nobody has addressed this issue headon because they would rather dance around the matter. "Flocking" into the church implies converts. I don't know of one abusing priest who was exposed who was a convert but rather was born into the church. There are no doubt some converts who are homosexual who become priests, but as of now, they seem to be an insignificant number compared to cradle catholic homosexuals who are attracted/recruited into the priesthood.
Why do so many catholics, supposedly the One True Church, become homosexual in the first place (apart from the ones seduced into that lifestyle by errant priests, etc.)?
This author is SSPX? What is the percentage of SSPX homosexuals compared to NO homosexuals? Or do SSPX make sure theirs stay in the closet?
It does seem that homosexual predators in the prieshood have brought this down on all of us. I know I'm asking some hard questions that demand some hard answers. Maybe there aren't any answers.
Is it possible that it has been this way for centuries and is only now coming to light because the catholic hierarchy is no longer able to cover up because of the modern media and the way news gets around the globe now?
I do admire that Father Doyle, and it seems that he has been punished for taking the stand he did. I also do not hate homosexuals, but my preference is not to be ministered to by a sexually active homosexual priest, of which I have little way of knowing or choice in the matter. Other than that, I tend to feel some empathy for their condition and try to be tolerant of them in society. I don't care for the activist ones pushing their agenda down our throats and who are intolerant of anyone who gets in their way.
The other agonizing question is what if I found out that some of the priests who have been helpful and kind to me turn out to have been homosexuals? Some (I suspect) heterosexual priests can be pretty rough on you in ways totally uncalled for and can treat you in a very un-Christianlike manner.
I wouldn't bring any of this up, but I have privately agonized over this very thing for years and it isn't anything you can talk to ANYONE about in my real world.
No, Fr. Charles Dahlby is not SSPX.
I think your questions are quite valid. I am sorry that you do not have a confidant that you can talk to about these matters. I hope this forum provides some sustenance for you and I will remember you in my prayers. Pax vobiscum.