Catholic League President William Donohue:
As I said in the ad, which I wrote, most gay priests are not molesters, but most of the molesters have been gay. And I also said, that there’s no such thing as a — that homosexuality does not cause predatory behavior.
Let me give you a quick example. I’m Irish. Everybody who has half a brain knows that the Irish have a bigger problem with alcoholism than the Italians or the Chinese, for example. Does that mean because you’re an Irishman, therefore, you are driven to become an alcoholic? Of course, not.
What it means, though, if your group is overrepresented in a particular problem area, you ought to explore it. Yes, there’s a connection between Irish and alcoholism, and, yes, there’s a connection between homosexuality and sexual abuse of minors.
Absolutely disgusting. Hmm… using that “logic” I guess all heterosexual men should be viewed as potential rapists of women, since it’s heterosexual men who rape women. Why doesn’t this idiot, pedophile excuser, get that rape and child molestation aren’t about sex.
Seriously, if the Catholic Church intends to use this bigot as a defense and a spokesperson… they are so screwed.
Don’t believe me? Read on…
“The Times continues to editorialize about the ‘pedophilia crisis,’ when all along it’s been a homosexual crisis. Eighty percent of the victims of priestly sexual abuse are male and most of them are post-pubescent. While homosexuality does not cause predatory behavior, and most gay priests are not molesters, most of the molesters have been gay.”
Donohue is still talking about the problem as an indiscretion rather than a crime. If it mostly involves men and boys, that’s partly because priests for many years had unquestioned access to boys.
Oh, since 80% of the victims are post-pubescent (in my book that’s anywhere between 13 and 17) that’s a-okay. Nice to know. I put pedophiles in a category of their own. Silly me.