Gay priests defended in wake of study | New Orleans Times-Picayune

[Ediacara]

Gay priests defended in wake of study
Their presence not blamed for sex abuse

Sunday February 29, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Of all the disturbing patterns that have emerged from the Catholic Church's detailed look at its child-sex abuse scandal, one certainly will occupy the church for months: Abusive priests overwhelmingly molested boys.

That confirmation by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice is likely to intensify debate between Catholic liberals and conservatives over whether gay men belong in the priesthood.

The answer so far from the American Catholic leadership, though not final, is yes.

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[yankeeinlouisiana]

1. This is just a distraction that

the Catholic church would blame gay priests for their problems. The church hasn't taken responsibility for their actions and it looks like they still won't. The children they molested was because of opportunity, not sexual orientation.