"Many psychologists and psychiatrists have demonstrated that there is no relationship between celibacy and pedophilia. But many others have demonstrated, I have been told recently, that there is a relationship between homosexuality and pedophilia. That is true. That is the problem."
I find this hard to believe. Especially since the dude doesn't actually give any details beyond "That is true." I'm sorry, but that doesn't prove anything except that Cardinal Bertone is VERY selective about what his mental filters allow him to see. As Arthur G. Broadwell has pointed out, celibacy might not cause pedophilia, it doesn't exactly make it go away. For fuck's sake, humans are on the whole, sexual creatures.
Even Pope Palpatine....
In effect, we're being told, "this is true because I said so." The logic being followed, as far as I can recognise it, is that since it's mainly been priests abusing choirboys, it's a gay problem. The Saarlac sized hole in this logic is that while there are many gay men that enter the priesthood, it is not only males that are being molested, which the SNAP Network are working their arses off to show.
I'm not arguing that paedophilia is caused by celibacy, mainly because that would be stupid, but I will argue that a person with a sex drive, when forced into a situation that is not natural, will find that their sexual urges will often be warped. Unnatural conditions will create seriously fucked up results.
It really is that simple.
We know it.
They know it.
Hell, Marvel Comics has been using that logic in superhero origin stories since the 1960's.
Pictured: Warped Sex Drives.
There is also the logic that paedophiles, recognising that they are morally unable to act upon their sexual compulsions, join the church to help them combat these urges with the help of others living a celibate lifestyle. This is where the issues begin, as they are placed in a position of privilege and are protected by an international organisation that has a long history of shit being swept under the table. While trying to overcome paedophilia is definitely taking the high road, following the high road into a place full of choirboys is not really conducive to a penitent paedophile's goals, is it?
1930's Germany had a similar stance in regards to gays, but at least no one in this particular clusterfuck is blaming the Jews.
Oh wait...
The worst thing about all this is how many folks are going to be hurt by this. Catholics, on the whole, have a tendency to be good people, but something like this shakes the entire church, which is going to hit they laypeople hard.
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