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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn

This thread has been all about attacking the Catholic church for their actions and lack of action regarding pedophilia within the ranks of their clergy. It has been suggested that the practice of celibacy contributes to the occurrences of sexual assaults on children. It has been suggested that pedophilia is more common within the Catholic clergy than without. It has been suggested that the church has been more likely to cover such acts up than the rest of society and is still actively doing so. Yet for none of these assertions did you call them out for lack of proof. Where is the call for scientific studies from them? How hypocritical of you!

Hey, if one person makes unsubstantiated claims without being called on it, then no one can be called on it! That's the kind of thing my 5 year old says; if the other kid can have desert before supper, why can't he?

Originally Posted by Calgaryborn

Yet the occurrence of same sex pedophile cases appear to be quit high. That suggests more pedophiles per capital and/or more active pedophiles within the homosexual community.

Source? Appears doesn't mean anything.

Originally Posted by Calgaryborn

I categorically reject the notion that a man who is having oral or anal sex with a boy is not a homosexual because of the age of his partner. If you are having sex with someone of the same sex regardless of their age you are committing a homosexual act and are by definition a homosexual.

So you are saying that having sex with someone of the opposite sex regardless of their age is a heterosexual so they are by definition a heterosexual?

And even if it was true (that the instance of same sex incidents among pedophiles being higher than the general population), so what? Correlation does not equal causation.

And it certainly doesn't mean anything with respect to your imaginary problem about the homosexual community.. The Catholic Church is an organization with a hierarchy of decision makers and explicit policies with direct control of their employees (for lack of a better term). So they as an organization are responsible for the decisions they make.

The homosexual community is just that, a bunch of individuals. To expect them to take the same kind of responsibility that the Catholic Church is taking is silly.. By that logic, you should be angry against all those with moustaches because they don't take responsibility for all people with moustaches who are pedophiles.

Originally Posted by Calgaryborn

Your Dr Gregory Herek obviously disagrees with me but then it would be in his best interest to muddy the waters. He is a career lobbyist for homosexual causes. Everything from same sex marriage to sexual orientation discrimination laws, he has been right on the front lines. He even worked for the Clinton administration as a liaison to the homosexual community. He is hardly an unbiased observer.

So who would be unbiased? Someone who is AGAINST freedom and equality and human rights?

Your posts do more harm to the moderate reasonable Christian than 100 atheists posting could ever do...