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'Paedophilia not criminal condition' says Durban cardinal
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMTY5ODI0XzM2NzAzMDA1XzNFNUFCNTBD] [quote:K.Kool:MV8yMTY5ODI0XzM2NzAyMjYxX0Q0NTU2NTk4] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1190661:MV8yMTY5ODI0XzM2NzAyMDI1X0I0RDBCMEVC] [quote:K.Kool:MV8yMTY5ODI0XzM2Njg1NzYzXzVBNkI2Njgy] [quote:zenobiaphobia:MV8yMTY5ODI0XzM2Njg1NjczXzQyQjIzREY0] [quote:K.Kool:MV8yMTY5ODI0XzM2Njg1NTY1X0IwOEMxN0Q5] His is actually the voice of reason, and it is just, there are pedophiles who don't act on their disordered impulses, and never commit a crime. They should not be classed as criminals, if they don't commit crime. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21810980 [/quote] But where are these self denying virtuous Priests who managed to control their impulses? Do they exist anywhere other than in theory? http://abcnews.go.com/US/ice-agents-arrests-245-alleged-pedophiles-44-children/story?id=18122701 [/quote] First of all, we are talking about a tiny minority of priests, 0.3% to be exact. If they have been convicted of a crime, they would be in prison, or placed however the authorities dictated. The church complies with civil law. If they have been released, they would need to be treated humanely. [/quote] And where did you get this, .3% exact, statistic from K.K.? Haven't we just commenced a Royal Commission in Australia to get to the bottom of this mess in institutions? Have you got inside information? When did the Church commence complying with Civil Law? :oops2: [/quote] "1. Catholic priests are more likely to be pedophiles than other groups of men. This is just plain false. There´s absolutely no evidence that priests are more likely to abuse children than are other groups of men. The use and abuse of children as objects for the sexual gratification of adults is epidemic in all classes, professions, religions, and ethnic communities across the globe, as figures on child pornography, incest, and child prostitution make abundantly clear. Pedophilia (the sexual abuse of a prepubescent child) among priests is extremely rare, affecting only 0.3% of the entire population of clergy. [b]This figure, cited in the book Pedophiles and Priests by non-Catholic scholar, Philip Jenkins, is from the most comprehensive study to date, which found that only one out of 2,252 priests considered over a thirty-year period was afflicted with pedophilia[/b]. In the recent Boston scandal, only four of the more than eighty priests labeled by the media as "pedophiles" are actually guilty of molesting young children." http://catholic.net/index.php?option=dedestaca&id=3461 [/quote] Ok so the "exact" statement is questionable.. We shall see what we shall see. I hope it is way less than .03% because that means that less children have been harmed. However, if organisations have covered things up, like has been alleged, then I don't know how anyone can quote that figure and be confident that it is correct. As I said, I hope it is way lower than .03%! :hf: [/quote]
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The Catholic Archbishop of Durban, Wilfrid Fox Napier, has described paedophilia as a psychological "illness, not a criminal condition".
The South African cardinal told the BBC that people who were themselves abused as children and then abused others needed to be examined by doctors.
He was one of 115 cardinals who took part in the conclave at the Vatican to elect Pope Francis earlier this week.
He said he knew at least two priests, who became paedophiles after themselves being abused as children.
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