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> Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson has told CNN that the sexual abuse of children by priests is less common in Africa because of the continent's anti-gay 'culture'.
I'm rather speechless - Seems like some things will never change
"And so the lion fell in love with the Lamb"
"What a stupid Lamb"
"What a sick, masochistic lion"
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13751
You have to remember that the priests who are gay became priests to try to avoid being gay. Celibacy is attractive when the alternative is hellfire and damnation. When presented with a perfectly delightful small boy they reason that they cannot get him pregnant however hard they try, so they try valiantly to do so.
Always remember that, if there were Altar Girls, they would be in favour of condoms. Heterosexual priests have full use of their housekeeper though; that is her role.
Location: the burning former USofA
Registered: July 2010
Messages: 399
So why is he ignoring the much larger link between heterosexuality and pedophilia? More adult women have sex with under-aged boys than do men with under-aged boys, and far more men want sex with under-aged girls than women with boys. Or are the facts just getting in the way of his argument here?
To give an idea of the sort of person this Cardinal Napier is, in January 2005, he took the official Roman Catholic Stance and made statements arguing that government programmes to distribute condoms were ineffectual in stemming the spread of HIV.
Even if this cardinal's claim were true and if paedophilia is a disease caused by being abused as a child, just because the desire to do something is a disease wouldn't prevent it being a crime if that desire is put into practice. That's my opinion. After all, people desire lots of things, but if those things harm others then putting those desires into practice should be criminal.
IMO, those who want to rape others, who desire to hurt others, or desire to steal things, etc. may be suffering from a disease, and the desire itself shouldn't be a criminal offence but should be treated. However, there is a difference between fantasy and action, and as soon as the 'diseased' person puts their desires into action to harm another person, it is a crime and should be treated as such. Though treatment and rehabilitation may have a valid role to play in dealing with criminals, it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be punished.
Re: Another Papal Contender says 'Paedophilia not criminal condition' [message #67565 is a reply to message #67553]
Location: South Africa - Gauteng
Registered: January 2007
Messages: 309
I see there has been an apology made...
"" He tweeted on Monday: "I apologise to Victims of Child Abuse offended by misstatement of what was & still is my concern about all abused including abused abuser." ""
Location: Canada
Registered: December 2003
Messages: 869
... this past few days (and not linked here to any one particular story as there have been a slew of them - each more depressing than the last) I dare not think that this new Bishop of Rome is going to be a better bargain than the last. Quite frankly they both appear to have been nurtured in the self-same crapper which frankly is not worthy of even being called an outhouse.
If the stories of the behaviour of this Prince of The Church during the Junta regime in The Argentine are to be believed he's one toe removed from being Josef Mengele's god-son.
Warren C. E. Austin
The Gay Deceiver
Toronto, Canada
Location: Canada
Registered: December 2003
Messages: 869
... this past weekend the Canadian contender in the Papal crap-shoot has been quoted in our local media as having said he was relieved and that he thanked God he was not the one chosen.
Smart man.
Warren C. E. Austin
The Gay Deceiver
Toronto, Canada