Pedophile Priests and the Boy Scouts
by David Kupelian
"Pedophile priests."
The phrase has such a great ring to it – for journalists, that is. It's hot, punchy (with that double-p alliteration) and short enough for headlines. All in all, a great tag for summing up one of the most sensational news stories of the year.
The only problem is – it's a lie.
It turns out the vast majority of the Catholic priests' offenses do not involve "pedophilia" – sexual contact between an adult and a pre-pubescent youth. Rather, they amount to sexual seductions of teen-age boys by predatory homosexual men who have abused their position of authority and trust.
"The real problem the Catholic Church faces," explains Father Donald B. Cozzens, author of "The Changing Face of the Priesthood," is the "disproportionate number of gay men that populate our seminaries."
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The Scouting folks know what everyone with half a brain understands: that adults interested in sexual contact with young people gravitate toward careers and volunteer positions allowing proximity to their prey, positions such as coaches, teachers, scoutmasters – and priests.
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The only problem for pro-homosexual journalists in all of this is: How do you get around the fact that it's smooth-talking predatory homosexuals that are the cause of the problems with the Catholic Church and with the Boy Scouts of America? Doesn't that spoil the "gays-are-just-normal-folks-who-want-equal-rights" argument?
No problem. Just call the bad priests "pedophiles." And pretend there is no connection between the issue of homosexual Scout leaders and sexual attacks on Scouts. And bingo, the homosexual issue drops off the public's radar.
By the way, I don't blame homosexual activists in any of this. They have a right to lobby, to persuade, to picket – they even have a right to twist facts, intimidate people and lie, as they typically do, as long as they aren't breaking the law.
I blame the news media. Unlike activists and lobbyists, the press is "sworn to tell the truth," so to speak. It's a sacred trust between them and the public who rely on them for accurate information. But they violate that trust as easily as breathing.
"Pedophile priests."
The phrase has such a great ring to it – for journalists, that is. It's hot, punchy (with that double-p alliteration) and short enough for headlines. All in all, a great tag for summing up one of the most sensational news stories of the year.
The only problem is – it's a lie.
It turns out the vast majority of the Catholic priests' offenses do not involve "pedophilia" – sexual contact between an adult and a pre-pubescent youth. Rather, they amount to sexual seductions of teen-age boys by predatory homosexual men who have abused their position of authority and trust.
"The real problem the Catholic Church faces," explains Father Donald B. Cozzens, author of "The Changing Face of the Priesthood," is the "disproportionate number of gay men that populate our seminaries."
>snip
The Scouting folks know what everyone with half a brain understands: that adults interested in sexual contact with young people gravitate toward careers and volunteer positions allowing proximity to their prey, positions such as coaches, teachers, scoutmasters – and priests.
>snip
The only problem for pro-homosexual journalists in all of this is: How do you get around the fact that it's smooth-talking predatory homosexuals that are the cause of the problems with the Catholic Church and with the Boy Scouts of America? Doesn't that spoil the "gays-are-just-normal-folks-who-want-equal-rights" argument?
No problem. Just call the bad priests "pedophiles." And pretend there is no connection between the issue of homosexual Scout leaders and sexual attacks on Scouts. And bingo, the homosexual issue drops off the public's radar.
By the way, I don't blame homosexual activists in any of this. They have a right to lobby, to persuade, to picket – they even have a right to twist facts, intimidate people and lie, as they typically do, as long as they aren't breaking the law.
I blame the news media. Unlike activists and lobbyists, the press is "sworn to tell the truth," so to speak. It's a sacred trust between them and the public who rely on them for accurate information. But they violate that trust as easily as breathing.
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