PigSlam t1_iyath65 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 12:46 AM

Reply to comment by DPSOnly in Cop Accused of Groping Student Given New Job Investigating Sexual Assault by Picklefuzz

And the whole celibacy thing the Catholic clergy do that the Protestants don’t might lead to a few more desperate acts.

WhyBuyMe t1_iybll0w wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:28 AM

That really doesn't pan out though. There are abuse scandals in pretty much every organization where adults have power over children. All sorts of religious organizations, religious and secular schools, the Boy Scouts, numerous little league sports teams have all had child abuse scandals.

When a celibate priest decides they can't uphold their vow, they don't automatically turn to abusing children, they end up with adults. There are plenty of stories of priests either dating someone secretly, or visiting sex workers. Sometimes, they quit entirely and get married rather than continue as a priest.

Whether or not celibacy for priests is a good idea can be debated, but abstaining from sex for long periods of time does not turn you into a pedophile.

[deleted] t1_iybvn3a wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:09 AM

True. Whenever you hear about a cult for instance, 8/10 times not only the leader abuses the adults in the sect but then somehow they all end up abusing the children too. I don’t think they are conventional pedophiles, I think it’s the narcissism that makes them believe they are entitled to whatever they want because they are god on earth or some shit. In the cas e of the catholic priests, they just seemed to have kids around in church activities and they are easier to manipulate and scare into silence than adults. I think it’s more of a “crime of opportunity” but of course not all the cases are the same.