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To: BlatherNaut
The altar boys were victims, not "boy prostitutes" peddling their wares. How could a verse condemning homosexual prostitution possibility be interpreted as laying the blame on rape victims?

I've seen it here on FR...Blaming the altar boys for luring the poor priest into sexual activity...I'll bet you won't find anything in any 'ancient Greeks Texts' referring to boy prostitutes in that verse...

42 posted on 12/20/2013 12:38:51 PM PST by Iscool
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To: Iscool
I've seen it here on FR...Blaming the altar boys for luring the poor priest into sexual activity

That is the minority view. The evidence indicates the opposite. There were terrible acts committed against innocent, trusting Catholics by priests. Systematic eradication of perverts and molesters from the priestly ranks has been and continues to be the response.

I'll bet you won't find anything in any 'ancient Greeks Texts' referring to boy prostitutes in that verse...

Maybe not. It's not in my Catholic Bible (Douay Rheims version) which reads: "Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: Neither fornicators nor idolators nor adulterers:

Nor the effeminate nor liars with mankind nor thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor railers nor extortioners shall possess the kingdom of God."

Some translations are clearly better than others, and since Vatican II there have been some poor translations produced.

44 posted on 12/20/2013 1:14:22 PM PST by BlatherNaut
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