Catholic Abuse? Blame Gays

[The Philosopher]

from Advocate.com

According to the antigay Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, the incidence of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests has been exaggerated by the media, and the abuse that has occurred should be blamed on gays in the priesthood.

The Catholic League makes these claims in a full-page ad in Monday’s New York Times. Signed by Catholic League president Bill Donohue, the ad cites a study indicating most of the victims of sexual abuse were adolescents, not younger children, and therefore with male-on-male incidents, “the issue is homosexuality, not pedophilia.”

Donohue quotes psychiatrist Paul McHugh as saying, “This behavior was homosexual predation on American Catholic youth, yet it’s not being discussed.” (McHugh, a retired Johns Hopkins University professor, has previously stated that he does not believe in a gay gene and that acceptance of gay people is “part and parcel of the pandemonium that the permissive movement has brought.”)

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[closeupready]

1. Not my fault; I was quaking the Earth during the incident in question.

Had a cocktail by the pool, and generated a tsunami, while I was at it, so don't look at me.

[Angry Dragon]

2. The coming religious wars should be interesting..........

I wonder what the armor will look like, I hope it is as nice as the Crusades

[damntexdem]

3. I saw it and thought: a page of unrelenting print -- what an excellent way ...

to make sure that most readers ignore your message.

I hope that I was correct. At least I took solace in the thought.

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. He deserves a 1/2 rec for using "pandemonium" in a sentence.

Cooool . I haven't thought about that word in a looong time.

That aside, it's the usual RC double talk abut this issue. Replete w. defamatory implications toward gay people.

The Church has a profound and *intractable* sexual problem.

Deal with it and leave us alone.

[yardwork]

6. Paradise Lost. I think that Milton invented the word.

[MNBrewer]

5. Can Bill Donohue be burned at the stake yet?

I mean REALLY!