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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We subsidize many, many worse things.[/quote]

Not sure that is a great argument.  We could just as easily say the Church tolerates much, much worse things than a health plan that contains contraceptives.[/quote]

Like priests raping little boys.[/quote]

And one could ask, "Why boys and not girls?"[/quote]

Right. Closeted gay priests raping little boys.[/quote]

Just to clear up a misconception, the independent study of sexual abuse determined that homosexuality was not the cause of the church problem.  Rather, the pattern of abuse was a result of opportunity.[/quote]

Someone needs to explain the previous misconception.  The first sentence suggests that the study showed that Catholic priests were not homosexual, while the second sentence suggests that the study showed that Catholic priests took advantage of the opportunity with young boys.  [b]But only men with homosexual tendencies would take advantage of that opportunity.[/b]  But maybe the study draws a distinction between homosexuals and pedophiles who like boys.  The latter makes sense.   So, the Catholic Church attracts many pedophiles to the priesthood?[/quote]

No, that is not true.  If you would like to read the report, you can.  If you would like to study child sexual abuse, you can.  But your preconception is not correct.[/quote]

So, you are agree with that poster:  namely, there is a distinction between homosexuals and pedophiles who like boys.  That is what the poster said made sense.[/quote]there is a distinction. However I am not knowledgeable enough on pedophiles to say that they are born that way. It is possibly the result of  the environment (ie celibacy) that compounds other issues. But it is possible that they arrive his way. I'm guessing they are attracted as people with confused sexual development looking for a refuge, and the celibate priesthood looks like a place where they can just shut that stuff out, but that turns out to be an unhealthy way to cope.

On the other hand I have heard that the insurance companies, who have to predict the likelihood of abuse claims, forecast the same rate of abuse within other churches. The catholic church may attract outsized attention because of sheer numbers and because of he coverup.  In other words this is probably happening among other denominations but if they are  a few million in size and the issue is dealt with at the individual church level, then the scandal does not rise to the level of a global crisis. [/quote]

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