(Ron) Catholic sexual ethics

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> LARRY

> I recall hearing about a group of Catholic priests from various churches

> in the same general area who were holding mock wedding ceremonies and

> having sex with boys they had brought from Mexico for this purpose.

> Anyone else remember more details?

>

> It is not uncommon to hear about other priests engaged in deviant sexual

> practices with children and often it is alleged that their superiors

> knew about it and yet did nothing.

>

> If several priests from the same area could be in collusion to do such a

> thing for a long period of time as apparently was the case, if other

> priests have been caught doing similar things and if their superiors let

> them get away with it, is it not reasonable to assume that this is not

> an uncommon practice?

>

> Anyway, the point is that these priests, Christians who are supposedly

> particularly close to God, are not any more moral than anyone else.

>

> RON

>   The fact that some perverts might see the priesthood as an easy way to

> disguise their homosexuality and a chance to practice it with children

> is no indication whether Christianity is true or not. One might assume

> that these individuals are merely atheists in sheeps clothing. But I

> won't insist on this as I have no research either way.

>   What really irritated me about your post is the assumption (fallacy)

> that priests are "closer to God"! Even though priests may be more

> involved ritually that lay-people there is no reason to suppose that

> they are closer to God spiritually or practically.

>


LARRY

Of course you realize that assuming these people are really Atheists in
sheep’s clothing is just another variation of the ‘no true Scotsman
fallacy’. If you wish to assert this, then please define exactly what you
consider to be a ‘real’ Christian so we can determine whether or not such a
thing truly exists.

As far as Priests are concerned, they and their counterparts in other
religious faiths fill the role of providing spiritual and moral guidance to
those that follow their faith. If even the leaders of a religious faith are
unable or unwilling to lead a moral life, how can you even suggest that
those that do not follow this faith are somehow less moral?

Larry D. Enger
Although there are many things I do not know, there is nothing I cannot
know, given the time and the interest to learn it.

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