Is the Roman Catholic Church a religion or a club for pedophiles? One is no longer surprised by successive revelations, though I once might have doubted that the top guy's taint goes beyond being a standard-issue flunky. Who still listens to these creeps on this subject and that, which politician to vote for and which not to let drink the blood of Christ? When a man rapes young boys, they won't even call the police.
But let us not indulge ourselves in supernatural explanations that elevate to platonic forms of depravity men who are merely disturbed. If sexual attraction to children is such an outrageous anomaly, then why is there so much of it? The Church can blame the celibacy requirement for its disproportionate problem among clergy. For some fellows, not being able to marry and have children is a steep sacrifice. But if you have no interest in marriage and the family, and cannot openly pursue your sexual predilectons anyway, then, by all means, go to seminary.
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