Ajax wrote on Jul 16
th, 2017 at 11:41am:
The_Barnacle wrote on Jul 16
th, 2017 at 11:21am:
Ajax wrote on Jul 16
th, 2017 at 10:52am:
What perplexes me is how did mongrels like that get into the priesthood.
Didn't they vet them, their background etc.
pedophiles are attracted to these sorts of occupations because they enjoy the access to children.
The vow of celibacy required of priests acts as a disincentive for normal balanced people to join.
In some ways it isn't surprising that Catholic priests contain such a high percentage of pedophiles. And the Catholic church has no one but itself to blame.
Makes sense, but I would have thought they would have wanted to know their background where they came from etc etc.
Celibacy isn't natural, I think its time they let priests marry and have children, otherwise Catholicism is doomed imo.
Orthodox priests can marry and have children, this has to be done before they become a priest, so many serve an apprenticeship while forming their family and then take their priestly vows.
I don't think I've met an average Greek priest in the burbs who hasn't got a family.
And I can only recall one case of sexual assault between a priest and teenage girl, there might be more that don't get reported.
Celibacy = stupidity
Potential priests should be checked out, background, family even psyche before there allowed to become a priest.
Actually, Celibacy is far natural than homosexuality.
Don't mix the two together, one is 'non'-sexual, the other 'homo' sexual.
Many men practice celibacy in many ways: before Marriage, a month before a major sporting contest, during busy periods in their lives, dedication to a duty and more.
It's the 'homo-sexuals' that both corrupt the reputation of Celibacy and exploit it like they exploit their victims. A 'Hetero'-sexual can abuse children and same sex adults as well.
The Catholic Priest
is supposed to be pure Celibate ...while his Followers breed like rabbits.
A Protestant Priest
breeds like a Rabbit and invented Divorce so he can breed with more women ...while his Followers raise their hands in the air singing "We're in it for the money!"
A Orthodox Priest
has the best of both worlds: Breeds and gets paid. Except they don't have much of a Following.
The Pagan Priest
(bottom of the cross in the dirt) doesn't breed or get money ...but his many many Followers do at the usual Burning Man Festival.
So there you have the 'Four' Choices of the Compass.
Be you Priest (Individual) or Follower (Mass)
It's the same process
that is reflected in every Religion, in every Industry and in every Region of the World.
Can you tell me which one identifies with Australian Politics compared to USA Politics?
Nothing wrong with Celibacy.
But definitely something wrong with Paedophilia and any form of 'sexual abuse' to others.
Alas, yes - there are those men who get confused and think that not having sex with women, think then that they should have sex with other men or boys, etc.
Bilbo Baggins could do it with young Frodo around in all the right ways. Why other Men can't do it? Well, I think the Celibate Males should be given more power to oust the Spiders. I know in St Gregory's - after some negative experiences, they now have more 'female' teachers in the School (to keep an eye on things?) - but they are at constant loggerheads with the male students ...because it is a 'Male Only School' afterall. So this too falls short.
Prevention, is far better than the cure. Even if it is the hardest path to take.
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