RE: Boy Scouts vs. Quire boys
April 25, 2010 at 1:27 am
(This post was last modified: April 25, 2010 at 1:29 am by The_Flying_Skeptic.)
(April 24, 2010 at 4:33 pm)Shell B Wrote:(April 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote: Saddening: A Catholic policy that priests cannot have sex or get married is costing the world 2 billion dollars. I believe that the amount spent would have been at least cut in half if priests were allowed normal relationships.
A) priests with wives would be more trustworthy in terms of being around your children.
B) married priests will be less likely to get away with abusing children if they have a wife watching them
Do you really think so? I agree that the whole priests can't get married thing is bullshit. (I tend to think most religious mumbo-jumbo is bullshit) However, do you really think that molestation rates are lower among the ranks of married men? I've never seen a study on that, but I sincerely doubt it.
that's a good question. i hypothesize that people that do not have to hide or repress their desire for sex are less likely to take advantage of young children. what is the density of child molestation between priests and married men? But you're right: the boy scouts are a great example of how an institution that is not obliged to celibacy may still take advantage of children. The question is still there.
