(June 17, 2015 at 7:18 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Randy Carson, I had never heard of that before. I do think that homosexuality is just as different from pedophilia of little boys as heterosexuality is different from pedophilia of little girls.
I think an attraction towards a child has little to do with heterosexuality or homosexuality. I don't see the connection here. Can you further explain how you came to this conclusion so that we can see where you are coming from?
CL-
The distinction is a technical one and has to do with the age of the boys who were molested.
While it is true (everyone listening?) that young, pre-pubescent boys AND girls were molested by priests, it appears that a majority of the victims were actually young teens (post-puberty). What this means is that the priests were not necessarily pedophiles but aggressive homosexuals preying on other males (who were much younger) than the priests.
According to one website:
- The vast majority of abuse by priests who victimize persons under the age of 18 has taken the form of ephebophilia -- involving post-pubertal youths who are often 16 or 17 years of age.
- Yet most of the public has the impression that most of the abuse is pedophilia-- involving young, pre-pubertal children.
