Not every pedophile is a rapist.

[Athene]

Who are you to say they have a habitual like for criminal acts? Have you asked them? Everything I've read where they're allowed to speak freely they seem to be against any and all criminal acts associated with their sexual desires. You can no easier change what you're attracted to than they can.

@Bella, Calling someone a pedo-lover...lol. Okay then. I happen to be a firm believer that all human beings should be treated as such, if that makes me a pedo-lover...I'm not ashamed of such a title. I care about people and their actions and their intentions. I want to die every day and yet I am not suicidal. Our brains do things we cannot understand and things we have no control over and no one should be hated or demonized for that. If someone is concerned that something going on in their brain could be a potential threat they should be safe to come forward and seek help.

Would I leave my children in the care of an admitted pedophile? No, of course not. Neither would I leave them in the care of a 16 year old especially not one with a cell phone and a boyfriend. We take extra precautions when it comes to our kids because they're incapable of caring for themselves. Doesn't speak to the issue at all. Being sexually attracted to someone in no way makes you at risk of raping that person. I'm sexually attracted to people that I have no desire to have sex with whatsoever.

I don't know where the bigot thing keeps coming from. As far as I can tell no one here has called anyone a bigot. It's a sensitive topic. People are understandably horrified at even the idea. I get that. Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean I think you're bigot. It means I think you're uninformed on the topic and uninterested in the opinions of medical professionals. In short, it simply means I think you're opinion is wrong. That's life, people disagree sometimes.

Thena wrote
What keeps pedophiles silent, is their strong, habitual like for criminal acts that disrupt and shatter lives, in my opinion.

The post above was in response to post that essentially stated that lack of acceptance/understanding is what keeps pedophiles silent and/or in the shadows. I disagreed.
While that may very well be the case, in part, I was suggesting that it's the very penchants they hold that keeps them silent.

That post accurately defines a penchant: a strong, habitual liking or fondness. Not the commission of an act. Pedophiles do in fact have a sexual fascination/interest in children. Regardless of whether they act on it, or not their sexual interest lies in acts that are indeed, highly illegal. 

Is that not true?