Completely Missing The Point
A new Vatican document on homosexuality in the Catholic priesthood touched off a storm of criticism on Wednesday from those who say the Church is missing the point and using gays as scapegoats for its sex scandals.
The document, which says the Church can admit those who have clearly overcome homosexual tendencies for at least three years, is due to be released officially next week.
But it said practicing homosexuals and those with “deep-seated” gay tendencies and those who support a gay culture should be barred, a stand which was welcomed by conservatives both in the Catholic Church and in other religions.
“This looks like a diversionary tactic to deflect public attention away from the Vatican’s real problem which is child sex abuse by clergy,” said Peter Tatchell of the British gay pressure group OutRage!
“The Pope should be tackling pedophiles within the Church, not witch-hunting gay people,” he told Reuters.
The document re-enforces standing policy that many in the Church believe has not been properly enforced. Its urgency has been highlighted by the 2002 sexual abuse scandal in the United States, where some 80 percent of the victims were boys. (source)
Where do I begin?
First and foremost, I’m scared for the boys who will continue to be molested. I am more concerned for them because the Catholic Church, the Vatican, and the Pope are doing a great disservice and injustice by completely missing the point on this issue. The central issue is, homosexuality and pedophilia are completely separate and unrelated issues!
But the real question is, does the Vatican really care? After all, they’ve spent decades shifting priests around the world from one church to the next when unsettling issues come up (some child complains about “being touched there” or some parent complains). The answer has always been to move that priest somewhere else and get a new priest.
And it’s always the boys who are being molested. Why? Because being a pedophile is like being a rapist. It is a crime of opportunity and it is a crime against a weaker individual. It is not a crime of passion. If those priests had the same access to girls, they would have been molested as well.
But what does the Vatican conclude? It must be the homosexual priests doing the dirty deed. That’s dangerous and it gives little regard to the children in the church left alone with priests.
I’m not Catholic, so I suppose I have no vested interest in this, other than being a good citizen and standing up to these cases of abuse. The Catholic Church is free to do as it wants. Why any gay man would want to be part of a body who despises them so much is beyond me, but to each his own, I suppose.
But now that the Catholic Church has made it’s decision, we know two things:
1) They have little regard for the safety of the children within their church
2) The abuse will continue, because they have not dealt with the problem. It may go underground for awhile and hide because of the spotlight on this issue at this time, but it will come back.
Who will they blame then, when the homosexual priests are gone? After the gay priests are gone and the Catholic Church pats itself on the back for “dealing with the problem”, I hold the Pope personally responsible for every child who is molested at the hands of a priest.
You should too.
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No, I'm not surprised that the Catholic Church has taken a stand against homosexuals. For a very long time they have allowed homosexuals to be priests because they basically needed them. They were losing more and more priests and needed the numbers. As I stated, now is the opportune time for them to get rid of the homosexuals once and for all, all under the guise of stopping pedophilia. How convenient for them! They have a scandal on their hands and this is how they make it go away?
What I don't like is the devious and dishonest way they are doing it. Let's call a spade a spade. If they want to get rid of the gays, they should just come out and say, "we don't like fag priests", and be done with it. What they are doing is to do everything in their power to not say something inflammatory and dishonest, and wrap it all up by saying that they are trying to get rid of the problem of child abuse within their church. They know damn well that the gay priests are not the problem. THE CHURCH IS THE PROBLEM. My issue is simply to say that there will be more children who are abused.
And finally, what part of this don't YOU understand:
BEING GAY AND BEING A PEDOPHILE ARE NOT THE SAME THING! I thought I was quite clear in stating that in my entry. If you don't believe that, then I will assume that you are part of the same stupid moronic and morally corrupt flock of people who make up the Catholic Church - one of the most fucked up churches around.
Stop being stupid and try reading the facts on a subject before blindly posting ignorant opinions on subjects YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
The Catholic Church is taking a stand against homosexuality. You're surprised? Would PFLAG support the Republican Party and/or host a coffee for a George W. Bush fundraiser? No! They take a stand AGAINST what they don't support. Same thing. Catholic Church doctrine believes homosexuality is a sin. What part of that don't you understand? What do you expect the Catholic Church to be? It's been clear for almost 2000 years where they stand on the issue. You are right about one thing - it's none of your business. You worry about gay activism and some of us will worry about the rampant molestation of boys by HOMOSEXUAL priests. That there might still be a problem later is not the issue. The mission now is a church that believes homosexuality is a SIN purging itself (as best as possible) of HOMOSEXUAL priests. What part of that, seriously, don't you understand? Do we not arrest a jewel heist gang because there will be others who pull off jewel heists? One thing at a time - and ridding the church of closeted homosexuals who act out with young boys is at the top of the list! It's the Catholic Church and it's about time it started acting like it.