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Catholic Scandals:A Crisis for Celibacy? The Real Story Behind Clerical "Pedophilia" & What It Really Means by Leon J. Podles  The Catholic Church has been the object of much unwanted attention, some of which it has brought upon it-self. Dozens of cases involving clerical "pedophilia" have been tried in the courts, several priests have gone to jail, and various dioceses have had to pay out tens or perhaps even hundreds of millions of dollars (the exact sums are often in sealed settlements) to the victims.There have been some high-profile cases: Bishop Symons of Palm Beach resigned after he admitted...