Overview:

Sexual abuse of youths and children in the U.S. by Roman Catholic priests has been quietly discussed for decades. A series of books on the topic was published starting during the 1990s, and continuing today. But it was only in early 2002 that a moral panic (http://www.religioustolerance.org/clergy_sex.htm) surfaced, alleging widespread child and youth sexual abuse by priests. The little data that is available seems to indicate that the abusers represent a very small percentage of the total priesthood. Further, very few of those priests who do abuse are actually pedophiles (http://www.religioustolerance.org/sex_devia.htm), as the media often reports. Rather they are hebephiles (http://www.religioustolerance.org/sex_devia.htm) -- adult priests with a homosexual or bisexual orientation, and who are also sexually attracted to post-pubertal males. Their victims are teenage males who are under the age of 18.
It is important to keep in mind that the vast majority of priests, with a heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual orientation, do not molest or sexually abuse young people.
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What the media often says, compared with reality:

During the first few months of 2002, revelations of pedophilia, and hebephilia (http://www.religioustolerance.org/sex_devia.htm) among some priests in the Roman Catholic church spread like wildfire across the U.S. The media gave the impression that:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifMost of the abusing priests were pedophiles -- molesting little children. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifActually, most of the criminal acts were by hebephiles -- engaging in sexual activity with post-pubertal, 13 to 17 year old young men.http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifThat many priests abuse children. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifActually, the vast majority of Roman Catholic clergy are either celibate, or married, or discretely engaged in sexual behavior with other adults. There is general agreement that only a few percentage of the clergy actually abuse children sexually. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released a national study in 2004-FEB (http://www.religioustolerance.org/clergy_sex20.htm#sur) which concluded that about 4% of all U.S. priests since 1950 have been accused of sexual abuse of children. However: http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul3d.gifThere are probably many victims who have remained silent and not come forward to accuse their abuser(s). http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul3d.gifThere are probably many adults who have come forward to accuse priests, who have false recovered memories of abuse that never happened. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul3d.gifThere may be some adults who knowingly falsely accuse innocent priests of abuse in order to collect compensation.An accurate estimate will probably never be known.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifA massive amount of abuse is now going on in the Roman Catholic church. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifThe data that appears in the media often reflects allegations of abuse which have accumulated over the past forty years. The number of cases involving allegations of recent abuse will be a small fraction of the total that is now being reported.http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifPriests abuse at a per-capita rate that is much greater than for the general population. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifThis is probably true, even if for no other reason that all Roman Catholic priests are currently male, and adult males have a much higher abuse rate than females.http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifThe percentage of Roman Catholic priests who abuse children and youths is much greater than for other Christian and non-Christian religious leaders (gurus, imams, ministers, pastors, priests, priestesses, rabbis, etc.). http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifThis may or may not be true. No reliable data exists. Even as media articles in the first few months of 2002 highlighted abuse by priests within the Catholic Church, a former Episcopal priest was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old boy, a Baptist pastor from South Carolina was starting a 60 year prison center for molesting 23 children, another Baptist pastor was dismissed from his church in upstate New York over allegations of abuse, a pastor in DeKalb, GA, was found guilty of 25 charges of molestation of a male teen-aged church member, and an Orthodox rabbi was about to go on trial for groping two teenage girls.
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Overview:

Sexual abuse of youths and children in the U.S. by Roman Catholic priests has been quietly discussed for decades. A series of books on the topic was published starting during the 1990s, and continuing today. But it was only in early 2002 that a moral panic (http://www.religioustolerance.org/clergy_sex.htm) surfaced, alleging widespread child and youth sexual abuse by priests. The little data that is available seems to indicate that the abusers represent a very small percentage of the total priesthood. Further, very few of those priests who do abuse are actually pedophiles (http://www.religioustolerance.org/sex_devia.htm), as the media often reports. Rather they are hebephiles (http://www.religioustolerance.org/sex_devia.htm) -- adult priests with a homosexual or bisexual orientation, and who are also sexually attracted to post-pubertal males. Their victims are teenage males who are under the age of 18.
It is important to keep in mind that the vast majority of priests, with a heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual orientation, do not molest or sexually abuse young people.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topruled.gif
What the media often says, compared with reality:

During the first few months of 2002, revelations of pedophilia, and hebephilia (http://www.religioustolerance.org/sex_devia.htm) among some priests in the Roman Catholic church spread like wildfire across the U.S. The media gave the impression that:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifMost of the abusing priests were pedophiles -- molesting little children. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifActually, most of the criminal acts were by hebephiles -- engaging in sexual activity with post-pubertal, 13 to 17 year old young men.http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifThat many priests abuse children. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifActually, the vast majority of Roman Catholic clergy are either celibate, or married, or discretely engaged in sexual behavior with other adults. There is general agreement that only a few percentage of the clergy actually abuse children sexually. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released a national study in 2004-FEB (http://www.religioustolerance.org/clergy_sex20.htm#sur) which concluded that about 4% of all U.S. priests since 1950 have been accused of sexual abuse of children. However: http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul3d.gifThere are probably many victims who have remained silent and not come forward to accuse their abuser(s). http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul3d.gifThere are probably many adults who have come forward to accuse priests, who have false recovered memories of abuse that never happened. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul3d.gifThere may be some adults who knowingly falsely accuse innocent priests of abuse in order to collect compensation.An accurate estimate will probably never be known.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifA massive amount of abuse is now going on in the Roman Catholic church. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifThe data that appears in the media often reflects allegations of abuse which have accumulated over the past forty years. The number of cases involving allegations of recent abuse will be a small fraction of the total that is now being reported.http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifPriests abuse at a per-capita rate that is much greater than for the general population. http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifThis is probably true, even if for no other reason that all Roman Catholic priests are currently male, and adult males have a much higher abuse rate than females.http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gifThe percentage of Roman Catholic priests who abuse children and youths is much greater than for other Christian and non-Christian religious leaders (gurus, imams, ministers, pastors, priests, priestesses, rabbis, etc.). http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul2d.gifThis may or may not be true. No reliable data exists. Even as media articles in the first few months of 2002 highlighted abuse by priests within the Catholic Church, a former Episcopal priest was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old boy, a Baptist pastor from South Carolina was starting a 60 year prison center for molesting 23 children, another Baptist pastor was dismissed from his church in upstate New York over allegations of abuse, a pastor in DeKalb, GA, was found guilty of 25 charges of molestation of a male teen-aged church member, and an Orthodox rabbi was about to go on trial for groping two teenage girls.
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Are you ready to debate upon this topic you posted here? I am asking because Dr, macgee he call himself and Mr, Merfi Topman another nick name, they are hypocrite moderators I have been whatching them copy and post for last ten years soon, they don't want people who copy and post in this board when they can't debate upon it, but all of them can do, if not they will come up with another english level to show you that they are well educated make feel you are nothing. **** that shiit do your things nobody pay you to copy and post, Muaz pay them.

Are you ready to debate upon this topic you posted here? I am asking because Dr, macgee he call himself and Mr, Merfi Topman another nick name, they are hypocrite moderators I have been whatching them copy and post for last ten years soon, they don't want people who copy and post in this board when they can't debate upon it, but all of them can do, if not they will come up with another english level to show you that they are well educated make feel you are nothing. **** that shiit do your things nobody pay you to copy and post, Muaz pay them.

I think you should be banned for making lies about islam in different posts
while i copy and paste true stuff, one more thing this discussion board
was formed in 1998 and we in 2007 so its only 7 years and few months not 10 years as you claimed you liar, moderating is for free.

correction
I think you should be banned for making lies about islam in different posts
while i copy and paste true stuff, one more thing this discussion board
was formed in 1998 and we in 2007 so its only 9 years and few months not 10 years as you claimed you liar, moderating is for free.

correction



What was your correction? Do you think I am lieing?

What was your correction? Do you think I am lieing?


all pedophiles should be emasculated, it's quite simple. and when it is a person in authority and trust such as a priest, life in prison would be just fine too