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Topic: sexual abuse of children by priests
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Mon 03/05/12 02:13 PM
Bestinshow,

I agree with you that men have used the Priesthood throughout the centuries for their own personal agendas. And, I agree with you that there are currently a large percentage of homosexual priests. And, a good percentage of them are pedophiles. But, they were like that BEFORE they became priests. So, what does celibacy have to do with it? They were pedophiles before they became priests. Marrying a woman is not going to satisfy their sexual desires. It doesn't stop a pedophile from being a pedophile.

As far as there being no man who would give up sex for his life to serve God, I'm wondering what you think your Jesuit priest friend did? Did he have a girlfriend? Boyfriend? Are you absolutely sure that there have never been men willing to give up sex for the love of God? Granted they are fewer in number, but I assure they exist. That's why the Priesthood is a calling and not fo everyone. Just because there are men who abuse the privelege does not mean real priests don't exist.

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Mon 03/05/12 02:42 PM


Again the biggest pedophile sex scandals involve catholick priests its multi national and not just an american phenomena. It is the only religion that denies a man sexuality so your getting a great deal of defects to start with.


Statistically speaking, a child is 10x as likely to be molested by a teacher as they are by a priest. Teachers are allowed to get married, so does getting married turn a man into a child molester?


Exactly. Pedophiles are not created nor fixed by a certain amount of sex or the lack thereof.

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Mon 03/05/12 03:32 PM
Would not a wolf try to get a job guarding the sheep?


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Mon 03/05/12 04:53 PM

Bestinshow,

I agree with you that men have used the Priesthood throughout the centuries for their own personal agendas. And, I agree with you that there are currently a large percentage of homosexual priests. And, a good percentage of them are pedophiles. But, they were like that BEFORE they became priests. So, what does celibacy have to do with it? They were pedophiles before they became priests. Marrying a woman is not going to satisfy their sexual desires. It doesn't stop a pedophile from being a pedophile.

As far as there being no man who would give up sex for his life to serve God, I'm wondering what you think your Jesuit priest friend did? Did he have a girlfriend? Boyfriend? Are you absolutely sure that there have never been men willing to give up sex for the love of God? Granted they are fewer in number, but I assure they exist. That's why the Priesthood is a calling and not fo everyone. Just because there are men who abuse the privelege does not mean real priests don't exist.




you said it sister

we live in a culture that has the masses brainwashed to feel entitled to or required to have sex as if its some consequenceless means of entertainment

people give up all kind of addictions that actually cause physical havoc on the body when they stop using them

Im sure people , when they have the calling, dont find it difficult to give up sex,,,

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Mon 03/05/12 05:12 PM
Edited by Bestinshow on Mon 03/05/12 05:14 PM


Again the biggest pedophile sex scandals involve catholick priests its multi national and not just an american phenomena. It is the only religion that denies a man sexuality so your getting a great deal of defects to start with.


Statistically speaking, a child is 10x as likely to be molested by a teacher as they are by a priest. Teachers are allowed to get married, so does getting married turn a man into a child molester?
show me your statistics please and we do not realy know how many priests are involved with all the payoffs of families who signed gag orders. This has been silences as much as it can be by the catholick heirarchy

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