Sex abuse in church

[king2005]

I believe that research has shown, time and again, that rape is NOT a sexual issue.

Molestation is not a sexual issue...it is a deviant mindset.

Being gay does not make someone a pedophile. There is simply no relation to one's sexual preference and molestation. Gays like men or women....pedophiles like CHILDREN.

Allowing or disallowing priests to marry doesn't alter the deviant mindset of molestation. Molestation is NOT caused by some pent up sexual frustration.

Wacked is wacked...whether you are married or not.

Mindset or Chemical imbalance?
Its amazing the things humans will do when their brain isn't working right. I'm NOT using any of this as an excuse for their behaviour, I'm putting a lot of the blame on how these people have to live their lives, which isn't biologically or psychologically right/normal.

[Catty1]

Abusers have often been abused themselves.

If a number of these priests came up through the ranks after being members of a Catholic congregation with a pedophile priest, they will abuse also.

I would hope the Catholic Church would put in place an "amnesty" for abusive priests to come forward and be defrocked with some dignity (which they only deserve if they confess up front rather than being caught), and to get those children (mostly boys) into counselling immediately. I haven't read about any pro-active measures, but I hope some are soon in place.