(Ron) Catholic sexual ethics
Joseph Crea Joseph.Crea@worldnet.att.net
Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:50:14 +0000 (00891748214, 19980404215012.AAA2409@LOCALNAME)
Hello again, Ron!
At 11:19 AM 4/4/98 -0500, Brian Dean wrote:
>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.
CREA
Fascinating. If what you are saying is true, then you are also saying
that there is no reason to suppose that the POPE (who is a priest, of
course) is any closer to God spiritually or practically than you, or Claire,
or even me, right?
With Mettaa,
Joseph Crea
<Joseph.Crea@worldnet.att.net>