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“We don’t see the Catholic Church as a hotbed of this [abuse] or a place that has a bigger problem than anyone else." (Pat Wingert, “Mean Men,” Newsweek, April 8, 2010)

As usual, the problem is ignored, swept under the rug...

The problem is: these perverted priests are allowed to operate...Even more than that, when things get too hot in one area, they are shuffled to another area to continue their perversion...You guys don't like to address that part, do you???

"The evidence is substantial and confirmed by psychologists, researchers, and insurance companies: Priestly celibacy is not a risk factor for the sexual abuse of children." ("Celibacy Isn't The Problem", This Rock, vol. 21, 5)

Again the problem is skirted to protect the guilty...The problem is not so much the sexual abuse of children but the sexual abuse of boys by clergy...

The celibacy rule of your religion attracts homosexuals...According to some your religion is a hotbed of homosexual activity...

No one is going to walk into the bedroom of your priests to see if they are actually celibate...

If a priest is seen getting extra friendly with a female, all kinds of flags go up...But if he is chummy with male priests, it raises no eyebrows...It's the perfect cover for queers...

I'd like to see a study of how many current homosexual men were abused by Catholic clergy when they were young...I'll bet the numbers are staggering...

So yes, celibacy is a problem because celibacy attracts queers...It's the perfect cover...The (male) child abuse problem in the Catholic religion is the result of its celibacy rules...