Regardless of opinions or policies in this matter, the real problem is the reluctance to accept that this as a crime committed by homosexuals. Until this occurs, the whole point of the problem is missed.
"Pedophile Priests" is not descriptive of the problem. It seems to be a way to indicate that homosexuality is normal but sodomizing boys is abnormal. A wasted effort at best and tragically misleading at worst.
If the Church would allow Priests to marry, more men who are not homosexual would go into the Priesthood.
Are you just dismissing the fact that little girls were molested as well?
Little girls are molested by adult men daily in this country...does that mean we have a heterosexual problem? You certainly cannot ignore the numbers of little boys who have been molested by female teachers(most of them married ladies).....or does that not fit your agenda?
Pedophiles, whether molesting boy or girl children, are sexually twisted individuals who seek out professions which give them access to children. Period.
The two cases are not at all the same.
There are both. I worked for some time with a woman who had been systematically abused sexually for close to two years by a priest head of a catholic girl’s school. The diocese struck a big financial deal and a confidentiality agreement, and re-asigned the priest, who is still in business elsewhere today. Beyond cases like that though, it is true that upward of 60% of substantiated sexual abuse allegations against priests have been filed by boys, at or beyond puberty. That’s homosexual exploitation, not pedophilia.
Paul cautioned about men who cannot stay celibate, not getting married. The Catholic Church carried this to the extreme.
They should go back to making this a priest’s choice, as did Paul in the Bible. Otherwise they are doomed to continuous failure, as has been the case since this order was implemented.
I would think a young man would either have to be very dedicated or very “unusual” to venture into a lifetime profession that requires celebacy. The probability of “unusual” has to be much higher.
The author's main point seems to be the "callous" bishops who continue to accept child sex abusers socially and to transfer them to other parishes, in defiance of the guidelines, instead of forcing abusers out.
The author is particularly incensed that the devil is blamed for the problem, as if only the accusers are enabling demonic action, while it is some of the bishops who in fact continue to avoid accepting responsibility for enabling the problem.
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I had posted the exact same article about 30 minutes ago, not realizing you had posted it earlier!
Absolutely true. Babyboomers, especially the ex-hippies, surely cannot be unaware that gays hit on boys as often as they can. I guess that in their mind the only sin is hypocrisy. I guess if you pay the little squezes, it is not hypocrisy.
What's truly amazing to me is that it's written by the LA Times and is pointing the finger at the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago ... as though the situation in LA was something to brag about.
Mahony certainly has friends galore in the LA media.