Ms Tree
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John Jay study
Nah, it had nothing to do with the criminal behavior of the bishops and cardinals shuffling pedophiles rapists from church to church.
BTW, is anyone concerned or curious where a non profit church comes up with $3 billion to pay for restitution?
Nice. I guess raping a 14 yr old is OK then? Gotta love the head shrinks huh?
Researchers commissioned by Roman Catholic bishops in the U.S. to analyze the pattern of clergy sex abuse have concluded that homosexuality, celibacy and an all-male priesthood did not cause the scandal.
The study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York instead said that the problem was largely the result of poor seminary training and insufficient emotional support for men ordained in the 1940s and 1950s, who were not able to withstand the social upheaval they confronted as pastors in the 1960s. Crime and other deviant behavior increased overall in the United States during this period, when the rate of abuse by priests was climbing.
Nah, it had nothing to do with the criminal behavior of the bishops and cardinals shuffling pedophiles rapists from church to church.
BTW, is anyone concerned or curious where a non profit church comes up with $3 billion to pay for restitution?
Although the victims studied by the researchers were all minors, the authors said only a tiny percentage of accused priests less than 5 percent could be technically defined as pedophiles. The John Jay researchers define pedophile as an adult with an intense sexual attraction to prepubescent children. However, victim advocates have disputed that classification by age, since boys ages 11 to 14 were the largest group of known victims, which could include children who had not yet gone through adolescence. The American Psychiatric Association defines pedophilia as attraction to children, usually age 13 or younger.
Nice. I guess raping a 14 yr old is OK then? Gotta love the head shrinks huh?