[Mrs. Don-o]

Clergy who lust after little boys are very, very rare. As rare in the Catholic Church as anywhere.

Of the abusive priest cases compiled by the John Jay Report than 5% fit the diagnosis of pedophilia. What has become salient in the Catholic Church is not sexual contact with pre-pubertal children, but (in some places) a homosexual subculture becoming (at some times) a homosexual culture meaning homosexuals going for (post-puberty) young men.

I don't say this to minimmize the offense. It's fr more the sin-sickness-crime of gay clergy rather than pedos per se.

That's what's come out around the horrid McCarrick "case." It's predominantly the seduction or importuning or sexual exploitation of young males who are sexually mature, sometimes street-legal and sometimes not.

[AlaskaErik]

You keep on believing that. I really hope you don’t ever leave any children or grandchildren alone with a priest. No sane, rational parent should ever leave a child in a position where there is the slightest chance that they’ll be alone with a priest or group of priests.