Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has said that "This is not s homosexual problem."
If he really said that (can you source it for me?) this man is either too stupid or too dishonest to continue in his position.
It was the Catholic League president William Donohue who said: It is important to emphasize that it is simplistic and diversionary to argue that gays are the problem.
Very weird.
The US Bishops will probably not like to seize the bull of clerical sodomy by its horns, but I hope the Holy Father will help them out to have the courage to fight the good fight. Perhaps the revelation of a Polish homo archbishop (not a pedophile though, just a "perfectly normal" homo) and the subsequent termination of his office was a good thing :-)
“It is wrong to say that the sex abuse scandal in the Church can be rationally discussed without mentioning the role that sexually active homosexuals have played. It has been substantial. But it is important to emphasize that it is simplistic and diversionary to argue that gays are the problem. The problem is a relaxation of disciplinary measures and an astounding lack of courage on the part of many clerics. It is our hope that every aspect of this problem will surface, otherwise no progress will be made. To the extent that a discussion of the role that sexually active homosexuals evolves into a gay-bashing exercise, the Catholic League will fight it. Bigotry of all stripes is intolerable.