Many Americans believe that homosexuality and sexual child abuse are mutually exclusive. This is outrageous and offensive. Take the boy scout situation with the homosexual scout leaders. Parents were afraid that just because their child's scout leader was gay, that he would in turn sexually abuse their son. How ironic, where there is no danger (Boy Scouts of America), parents are skeptical of their children's presence in a trusted organization; but where there is considerable danger (the Catholic Church), parents are completely unaware and satisfied. Parents, in some cases, are even in denial about the presence of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Kathryn Conroy, the assistant dean of Columbia University's School of Social Work, studied pedophilia and its relation to sexual orientation. "Reliable studies show that pedophiles (those adults who sexually abuse children) are overwhelmingly heterosexual. In fact, homosexuals are statistically underrepresented as those who sexually abuse children...." Though it would probably never happen due to the church's crusade against homosexuality, the church may see improvement with the scandal if they allowed homosexuals into the vocation. I know there is a separate vocation for nuns in monasteries, but what if the Vatican allowed women into the priesthood? I hate using stereotypes, but woman are far better with children and emotional awareness then men. They would make fantastic Catholic Priests. Think about it. Kathryn Conroy also stated "women have far lower rates of sexually abusing children than men do. So if the church were really serious about protecting children from sexual abuse by priests, gays would not be excluded from the priesthood and ordination would be extended to women."
Kathryn Conroy, the assistant dean of Columbia University's School of Social Work, studied pedophilia and its relation to sexual orientation. "Reliable studies show that pedophiles (those adults who sexually abuse children) are overwhelmingly heterosexual. In fact, homosexuals are statistically underrepresented as those who sexually abuse children...." Though it would probably never happen due to the church's crusade against homosexuality, the church may see improvement with the scandal if they allowed homosexuals into the vocation. I know there is a separate vocation for nuns in monasteries, but what if the Vatican allowed women into the priesthood? I hate using stereotypes, but woman are far better with children and emotional awareness then men. They would make fantastic Catholic Priests. Think about it. Kathryn Conroy also stated "women have far lower rates of sexually abusing children than men do. So if the church were really serious about protecting children from sexual abuse by priests, gays would not be excluded from the priesthood and ordination would be extended to women."
The picture is a gay priest at a gay pride parade.
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