Priests, Rabbis, "Youth Pastors" etc. all professions with an unusually high number of Pedophiles and pederasts. Are the numbers for Sports coaches as high? It would stand to reason that any job with access to kids would attract these pervs, but it seems like Religion has some sort of multiplying effect. Like they can commit their acts and then get absolution, forgiveness etc. What do you think?
2006-07-31 11:27:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Although it sounds outrageous, I suspect there is an element of "I am doing the Lord's work and I will be forgiven" there. I'm not at all suggesting that all christians are pedophiles, but I think, that is possibly why these people are attracted to the profession.
On another note, it's highly hypocritical of them to be gravitating to anything - haven't they heard that gravitation is 'just' a theory?
2006-07-31 11:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is only in America. When you have nearly 90% of the population claiming to be religious, it is inevitable that some of the same people who are pedophiles are also religious. That's just numbers. Try running the same thing in other countries, where Christianity is not as prevalent. You'll find almost no instances of Protestant Christians doing this.
2006-07-31 11:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by RandyGE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the perv's are any more prevalent in religious groups - they just get more attention because society expects "religious" people to be above reproach, and are shocked when they discover it's not so. It seems that sports "stars" tend to rock the other way - raping and being way casual in their sexual relations, but most are heterosexual. I hear stories all the time about a "dear neighbor" or "close relative" - just common folks, who got away with child abuse for years - and none knew it at all.
2006-07-31 11:45:51 · answer #3 · answered by GINNYLEE2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually...
Stats... In the priesthood... the rate of sexual abuse among priests against other people is currently at 4% of children made sexual abuse allegations against priests ordained between 1950 and 1979, while priests ordained after 1979 accounted for 10.7 percent of the allegations (meaning that after 1979 the number of abuses reported and accusations made have gone down drasticaly.) Which means that the priesthood is being succesful now, less and less priests are commiting abuses hopefully soon, it will be gone.
(http://www.americancatholic.org/News/ClergySexAbuse/)
Now in the total public 10 hildren become sexually abused (accusations are made by approx. 15% of the child population.)
http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/stats.htm
That is a big decrease in the priesthood, obviously the priesthood is working. I hope it continues until sexual abuse disappears both in the priesthood, and in society as a whole..
I am not defending sexual abuse, its always terrible. May we pray for the end of sexual abuses against children, teens, adults, both male and female, and people of all races and religions.
GOD BLESS
LOVE GO WITH YOU!
2006-07-31 11:32:14 · answer #4 · answered by akempis2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion gives them camouflage - that of a moral person. Plus: parents are always dragging their kids to church. That's a target-rich environment.
2006-07-31 11:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by badbear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after a while, religous guys have got to break from all that non-sex of a life. Kids are an easy target for them, they're trustworty and have "god" behind them so they can easily say, "god wants you to have sex with me" but in a more...subtile aproach.
2006-07-31 11:32:27 · answer #6 · answered by Mellow lazy guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋