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To: Responsibility2nd

Did you read this paragraph ?


“In his book Pedophiles and Priests, Prof. Philip Jenkins—a Protestant and an expert in the subject of pedophilia—stated, “The most-quoted survey of sexual problems among Protestant clergy states that some ten percent are involved in sexual misconduct of some kind, and that ‘about two or three percent’ are pedophiles, a rate equal or higher than that suggested for Catholic priests.”


Not saying that the accusations are accurate, I am just quoting what the article claims.


18 posted on 04/09/2010 7:50:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
some ten percent are involved in sexual misconduct of some kind, and that ‘about two or three percent’ are pedophiles

So, 2 or 3%, NOT the 10% you claimed. Can you read?

26 posted on 04/09/2010 8:32:42 AM PDT by Da_Shrimp
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But that says “2-3%”, not “10%”, as you falsely stated.

Plus, right after that quote it notes that they can’t really know, because they didn’t really collect information. AND, as you noted elsewhere, there is a difference between true pedophilia and having sex with minors, but there’s no indication that the “protestant figures” you cite with no evidence make that distinction.

We all know that the real issue with the Catholic Priest problem wasn’t the pedophilia or sex with boys, it was the coverup.


42 posted on 04/09/2010 10:31:26 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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