Sex abuse rife in other religions, says Vatican

BURNING MAN · 09-29-2009, 07:24 PM

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The Vatican has lashed out at criticism over its handling of its paedophilia crisis by saying the Catholic church was "busy cleaning its own house" and that the problems with clerical sex abuse in other churches were as big, if not bigger.

In a defiant and provocative statement, issued following a meeting of the UN human rights council in Geneva, the Holy See said the majority of Catholic clergy who committed such acts were not paedophiles but homosexuals attracted to sex with adolescent males.

The statement, read out by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican's permanent observer to the UN, defended its record by claiming that "available research" showed that only 1.5%-5% of Catholic clergy were involved in child sex abuse.

He also quoted statistics from the Christian Scientist Monitor newspaper to show that most US churches being hit by child sex abuse allegations were Protestant and that sexual abuse within Jewish communities was common.

He added that sexual abuse was far more likely to be committed by family members, babysitters, friends, relatives or neighbours, and male children were quite often guilty of sexual molestation of other children.

The statement said that rather than paedophilia, it would "be more correct" to speak of ephebophilia, a homosexual attraction to adolescent males.

"Of all priests involved in the abuses, 80 to 90% belong to this sexual orientation minority which is sexually engaged with adolescent boys between the ages of 11 and 17."

The statement concluded: "As the Catholic church has been busy cleaning its own house, it would be good if other institutions and authorities, where the major part of abuses are reported, could do the same and inform the media about it."

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banannabell · 09-30-2009, 07:42 AM

I will donate sex toys to clergy if that helps. So we won't have no more pedos lol.

kidflash2008 · 09-30-2009, 09:42 AM

So, let me get this straight: The Church's argument is others are doing it worse? I expect that from 8 year old kids, not a Church that has been around for two millenia.

The worst thing about the abuse was the fact Church officials new about it and just moved priests to other parishes. Sweeping under the rug was easier.

DavidCaruso · 03-12-2010, 09:18 AM

This is disturbing. Even at the smallest estimates, 1.5% out of the thousands of men in robes, it's still substantial. I think the Catholic Church's statement on this one is highly insensitve!

AmazingG · 03-16-2010, 01:55 AM

I agree, not only is it insensitive it is also very stupid. Saying that a crime happens in other religions and implicating that because of that it's ok for them to commit the same? What a load of ...

empirez · 03-20-2010, 06:20 AM

The prophet Mohammad had a wife that was six years old. That summons it up I think..

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09-30-2009, 09:42 AM	#3
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	So, let me get this straight: The Church's argument is others are doing it worse? I expect that from 8 year old kids, not a Church that has been around for two millenia. The worst thing about the abuse was the fact Church officials new about it and just moved priests to other parishes. Sweeping under the rug was easier.

03-12-2010, 09:18 AM	#4
DavidCaruso Junior Investigator Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 19	This is disturbing. Even at the smallest estimates, 1.5% out of the thousands of men in robes, it's still substantial. I think the Catholic Church's statement on this one is highly insensitve!

03-16-2010, 01:55 AM	#5
AmazingG Junior Investigator Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 14	I agree, not only is it insensitive it is also very stupid. Saying that a crime happens in other religions and implicating that because of that it's ok for them to commit the same? What a load of ...