According to mental health professionals, pedophilia is not connected to celibacy or homosexuality.
This very small group of child molesters would be just as sick or evil whether or not they had taken a vow of celibacy.
For more information, see "10 Myths about Priestly Pedophilia": http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0011.html
With love in Christ.
2007-07-15 16:46:14
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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The Catholic Church should change its ways, it must change its ways if it is to last, sure its lasted until now with the single clergy thing but it wont last much longer.The reason the church is against married clergy is because the clergy is seen to be "married" to the "mother church", also in the bible peter says it is great for a person to be married and have a family if he is to run a church, it also says abit later that it is even greater if a man is unmarried and able to run the church. I think the clergy should be allowed to be married, few religions today dont allow its clergy to be married. Also when a priest comments on life and family stuff wouldnt it be better if he was able to draw from personal experiances, instead of a line in the bible and what a parenting or help book says. So yes clergy in the catholic church should be allowed to get married while they are clergy, or be able to be clergy even after they are married. A clergyman in the catholic church can be married in his life, but it must be before he gets ordained, and his kids must be past college and financial need, and his wife must have passed away, then he can be a clergyman. They should be allowed to get married and have a family anytime, and isnt it hypocritical if the church keeps saying family values and then the people cant see the family values in the church everyday in the priest, since he doesnt have a wife and kids. By the way i also think women should be accepted into being clergy, cant women too be called to serve God as a clergyperson, why would men only be able to have that kind of access.
2007-07-15 03:52:03
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answered by Benotafraid 3
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But doesn't the bible also talk about celibacy, too? (Matthew 19:12; 1 Corinthians 7; ) You speak so strongly in favor of marriage and procreation - do you think those who don't are actually sinning just by not having children, or not marrying? And it's a very broad generalization to say "Nuns and Priests are always involved in sex scandles"... I think in fact it is a tiny minority, and there have been more than a few protestant ministers who have sexually misbehaved, if you have any stones left to throw...
Do you think yourself that Jesus was married? was Paul?
... I personally think this is a matter for catholics to decide.
A link below for you, a short piece on catholic celibacy...
2007-07-15 03:50:50
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answered by Anonymous
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do you consider the catholic church demands to difference? ----------NO It has out of date perspectives on problems corresponding to homosexuality and birth control?----------Our lives must revolve across the teachings, now not the wrong way round... If you wish a extra secular view on religion... become a member of a Protestant Church or begin your possess... 2000+ years of Catholicism, won't difference simply in view that of society's twisted and perverted reputation of what's unsuitable. and in addition with the corruption inside the institution. -------- Oh please! Do your homework, corruption and scandal runs extra rampant in Protestant Groups as good because the secular global... Aren't you worn out of handing out deficient data? Does the church want ordain ladies and permit monks to have households to remedy the scarcity of monks? ------ No. Should we permit mass murders to be licensed academics, in view that we now have a scarcity of academics in our faculties? quoting probably the most contradicting publication of all time is rarely a possible argument. ------- Ignoring the historicity of the Bible is sheer lack of knowledge of FACTs. ***************** @ One Tea - Do you discover that the Catholic Church is THE MOST benevolent institution within the World? No different institution has helped out extra individuals than the Catholic Church. So... while was once the final time you offered off your stuff to support the deficient? That's what I idea...
2016-09-05 10:59:40
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answered by Anonymous
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What Catholic church is doing to add water in the place of the Gasoline and still expect the vehicle to function properly.
Allah created human with sexual feeling for love and getting offsprings.
2007-07-15 03:56:15
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answered by adamjer 2
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Catolisum is not of God Catholisum is all a CULT.
Catolisum Goes Agains The Word of God in too many waysNot enough space to list them all here
2007-07-15 04:01:10
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answered by Mr Mortgage Banker 2
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You speak as if the reason for sex abuses it because of celibacy. Could you be any more wrong?
If celibacy is the reason for sex abuse, how do you explain all of the married men and women who are also pedophiles?
2007-07-18 12:48:11
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answered by Danny H 6
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I never did like that rule, it's sad the people who got it right are called protestors.
2007-07-15 03:42:51
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answered by tichothewolf 2
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