You're partially right, another reason is that some of the married priests were married before they became priests. Our local priest is one such fellow.
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As far as pedophiles go, they inherently seek positions of power. One of the biggest positions of power over people is religion. Then there is teaching and others. There's a big list of them. These positions enable them to grab more frequent opportunities to offend.
It's official policy. Anyone who wants to Google it, feel free. Pope sez child molester priests do it because they're gay.
Talk about fifteenth-century thinking!
Marrying doesn't stop paedophiles from being paedophiles, it merely gives them the convenience of having their own children at home, close at hand. To imply that celibacy will turn a man into a paedophile says little about men. Especially when you consider that a healthy man being celibate will perhaps break his vows by looking at ADULT porn, or the women in his church... not kiddie porn.
Paedophiles are attracted to positions of power. Police officers, teachers, little league coaches, priests, pastors, etc. You'll still get paedophiles serving as priests, even if you let them marry.
In the sexual arena, the Pope should only be allowed to speak of that which he is familiar, like prostate problems, masturbation and diddling alter boys. Blaming pedophilia on homosexuality is a diversionary tactic. Boinking alter boys is a tradition in the church going back to Paul (who, in his writings, had very little use for women).
According to some early christian writings, Mary Magdalene was the head apostle and it was Paul who had her written out of the bible because the thought of a female Pope would have given his male chauvinist pig mind a hemorrhage (although I hear there was a female Pope who disguised herself to get in).
And like I always say, homophobic men are closet queens. Just ask any shrink. Coldstream, I think thou dost protest too much.
Well, yes. It's obvious to informed people even though incidentally some pedophiles prey upon their own gender. Most pedophiles are men and there doesn't seem to be a big gap between numbers of male victims or female victims.
Do not defame Trailer Park Boys with such blasphemous comparisons. *insert forgotten smily here*
I'm going to clarify something, because with the above statement you made, I KNOW it's going to be twisted as I have seen it twisted over and over again.
A pedophiles sexual preference when it comes to children has NOTHING to do with their sexual preference in regard to adults. A married male who is COMPLETELY hetrosexual and always has been in their sexual dealings with adults could have only an interest in prepubecent boys. This would make him a "homosexual pedophile", NOT a homosexual that IS a pedophile. The same with bisexual pedophiles( those that have no sexual preference either way) or hetrosexual pedophiles.
Well, yes, I guess that to some that's not very obvious in spite of my use of the word "incidentally". TY for elaborating.
Well, yes, I guess that to some that's not very obvious. TY for elaborating.
I pounded my head against a brickwall for at least 10 pages.....supplying studies and links like crazy.... the guy I was "debating" wih just could NOT get it through his thick skull the difference.
Granted in part, but mandatory celibacy in the Latin Rite (With exceptions, of course) means that those who enter the priesthood are self - selected from the larger population. So, there may be ...
Ask your parish priest about the "third way."
Ask your priest (or research it yourself) if priests in the Eastern Rites, who are allowed to marry before ordination, have the same history of paedophilia as do those ordained in the Latin Rite. And, among women clergy in other denominations.
They have some name for it in this link....
Vatican: Abusive Priests Not Pedophiles, but ’Ephebophiles’ :: EDGE Boston
A MySpace friend wrote a tune about priestly pedophilia:
Well crap, I can't seem to be able to post it.
Anyway it's called "There's No End" and she has an awesome voice. Here's her page:
http://www.myspace.com/magdalengraal2
Well crap, I can't seem to be able to post it.
Anyway it's called "There's No End" and she has an awesome voice. Here's her page:
http://www.myspace.com/magdalengraal2