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Child sexual abuse linked to celibacy
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Child sexual abuse linked to celibacy
http://www.watoday.com.au/national/child...2d7ch.html

Quote:Many Catholic priests take a flexible approach to celibacy, tolerated by church leaders, and some believe sex with children or men does not count, a former Melbourne priest said on Wednesday.
''An enormous number of priests struggle with celibacy,'' Philip O'Donnell told the state inquiry into how the churches handle child sex abuse.
''There's a tolerance for imperfection in celibacy, and that may have led to a lessening of outrage at sex with children.''


Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/national/child...z2ItXYBwnr
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RE: Child sexual abuse linked to celibacy
Maybe that is why Paul tells Timothy and the colossians to not let anyone tell you not to marry.

(This is one of the many examples where the religion of christianity, does not line up with Biblical Christianity)
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RE: Child sexual abuse linked to celibacy
Quote:''An enormous number of priests struggle with celibacy,''

Frankly, doesn't seem that many of them even bother with it...let alone "struggle."
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