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I always wondered what kind of man swears an oath of celibacy....one group is pure in thought and devoted to God....the other is quite the opposite. One now has to opine on which is the larger group in the Catholic church!!!!!!!
AD 528
In that year some of the bishops from various provinces were accused of living immorally in matters of the flesh and of homosexual practices. Amongst them was Isaiah, bishop of Rhodes, an ex praefectus vigilium at Constantinople, and likewise the bishop from Diospolis, in Thrace named Alexander. In accordance with a sacred ordinance they were brought to Constantinople and were examined and condemned by Victor the city prefect, who punished them: he tortured Isaiah severely and exiled him and he amputated Alexander's genitals and paraded him around on a litter. The emperor [sc. Justinian I] immediately decreed that those detected in pederasty should have their genitals amputated. At that time many homosexuals were arrested and dies after having their genitals amputated. From then on there was fear amongst those afflicted with homosexual lust.
Internet History Sourcebook
And therein lies Catholicism’s problem.
It’s the ANCIENT church that dealt with them that way. After a few hundred years, that all changed.
So this problem has been undealt with for well over 1,000 years.
Not a very good track record.
Do you think it is time to listen to the Doctors of the Church and use harsher penalties to address sexual abuse in the clergy? Share your comments below!
Yes.