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To: bte49712
You are right that it is not pedophilia when a man (priest or not) and a teenage boy choose to have sex, but you are wrong to assume it's always predatory. Sometimes it is, sometimes not.

A child of early adolescent age has not matured adequately, nor do they have the experiential knowledge to make smart decisions regarding sexuality, particularly when an adult is in a position to easily gain their trust. Even with consent, it is still predatory if for no other reason than the child hasn't yet learned to say "no" to someone percieved as more powerful such as an adult.

33 posted on 10/21/2003 12:16:01 PM PDT by meyer
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