Catholic church blames pedophelia on homosexuals

[wreckhog]

Then how do you explain the little girls? Oops. Fascinating stuff.

In the case of the priest scandal, boys were the victims of sexual misconduct much more often than girls, by a factor of about four to one, says Margaret Leland Smith of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. But what has gotten scant attention is the fact that the female victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests tended to be younger than the males. Data analyzed by John Jay researchers, including Smith, shows that even though there were many more boy victims than girls overall, the number and proportion of sexual misconduct directed at girls under 8 years old was higher than that experienced by boys the same age. Specifically, between 1950 and 2002, there were 246 girls younger than 8 who were sexually abused by priests (representing 14 percent of all girl victims), compared with 236 boys (3 percent of all boy victims). However, the most likely age of victims—for girls and boys—was between 11 and 14.
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[williamlayton]

The Catholic Church---and it is not alone in this conversation---is a works related salvation theology.
Even the pervert want not to go too hell but find that they can overcome this sin by a majority of works.
I am convinced, from my studies, that the reason for convents and Monks was/is an attempt at living a pure life of service. This was appealing, and still is, to those burdened by sin and not understanding the Salvation offered by Christ.
I am not defending perversion--we all have some perversions, it is called sin--but I am saying that convents and Monistaries are not the answer--Christ is the onliest answert.
That is the reason you can't throw out the Catholic Church as a whole just because of a few. The same goes with the Protestant Reformation.
Blessings

[Graybeard]

In spite of all the recent attempts to return this site to one with a discussion of religion that is NOT gonna happen. I do not care for where EVERY such discussion goes. This one is already headed that way so is now done.