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To: BigEdLB

Nonsense.

In the past fifty years, there have been only about five actual pedophile priests. The rest of the abusers have been abusers of minors.

The percentage of abusers among Catholic priests is lower than in most professions—much lower. Lower than the incidence of abuse among married clergy in other churches.

Being married does not “screen out” abusers. Married men abuse their own children at a higher rate than priests abuse children.

In other words, the Catholic Church does not have an especially acute problem with sexual abuse, and celibacy has nothing to do with it.


21 posted on 09/15/2013 12:22:13 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (If you're FOR sticking scissors in a female's neck and sucking out her brains, you are PRO-WOMAN!)
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To: Arthur McGowan
>>In other words, the Catholic Church does not have an especially acute problem with sexual abuse,<<

You are disconnected from reality. In the past decade, the Holy See has dealt with over 3000 priest who committed abuse over the last fifty years.

3000 priest. What is your definition of acute?

47 posted on 09/15/2013 10:52:34 AM PDT by servantboy777
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