Monday, July 23, 2018

The Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals show it has a gay priest problem – they’re trapped in the closet


The Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals show it has a gay priest problem – they’re trapped in the closet

WASHINGTON (DC)
Washington Post
July 23, 2018
By Robert Mickens
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/07/23/the-catholic-churchs-sex-abuse-scandals-show-it-has-a-gay-priest-problem-theyre-trapped-in-the-closet/?utm_term=.aacf7b9adfe7

The Catholic Church is being rocked – again – by multiple high-level sexual abuse scandals, with allegations just in recent weeks surfacing in Chile, Honduras and D.C., home to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a once-super-popular cleric who is now facing accusations by five males of harassment or abuse.
And again, people say they are shocked and outraged, which shows how Catholics still refuse to see that there is an underlying issue to these cases. It is the fact that almost all of them concern males – whether they are adolescents, post-pubescent teens or young men.
And while no adult who is of sound psychosexual health habitually preys on those who are vulnerable, there is no denying that homosexuality is a key component to the clergy sex abuse (and now sexual harassment) crisis. With such a high percentage of priests with a homosexual orientation, this should not be surprising.
But let me be very clear: psychologically healthy gay men do not rape boys or force themselves on other men over whom they wield some measure of power or authority.

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