Archbishop: Priestly Celibacy Leads to Sexual Abuse
03.11.2010
03:21 pm

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The Archbishop of Vienna has linked priestly celibacy to the rampant sexual abuse which plagues the Catholic Church. You think? As some weirdo or another said… “A god ignored is a demon born.”

In an article for Thema Kirche, his diocesan magazine, Christoph Schonborn became the most senior figure in the Catholic hierarchy to make the connection between the two and called for an “unflinching examination” of the possible reasons for paedophilia.

He wrote: “These include the issue of priest training, as well as the question of what happened in the so-called sexual revolution.

“It also includes the issue of priest celibacy and the issue of personality development. It requires a great deal of honesty, both on the part of the church and of society as a whole.”

Schonborn is not the first person to suggest a link between celibacy and paedophilia – the theologian Hans Kung has made the same assertion.

(Archbishop: Priestly Celibacy Leads to Sexual Abuse)

(Related: Chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth says Devil is in the Vatican)

Posted by Jason Louv | 3 Comments
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Mar 11, 2010
wi_ngo says:

I think this fall into the ‘no shit’ category. You silly Catholics.

Mar 11, 2010
Topher Bennett says:

...And now a quote from *Beavis & Butt-head:

“When your wiener’s happy, you’re happy!”

Amen.

Apr 06, 2010
Kathie Bondar says:

Priestly celibacy
Telepathy is the universal means of communication. Everybody has it, most unaware of it. It
manifests itself as an involuntary thought, or a dream in the sleeping state. This is how the fetus
in the womb communicates with his mother, this is how God communicates. Since telepathy and
especially dreams are usually symbolized, one must learn the method of interpretation. Some
basic knowledge of psychology is helpful.
        I learned the method that opened a new world for me. It enabled me to communicate with
people in that other world that we all, including animals, go to after dying on Earth. I discovered
I have a family there, who do not happen to be the same people that were my family here. It is
like sending your children off to college. Sometimes more than one may go to the same school,
live in a dormitory, acquire new knowledge, but also keep in touch with the folks at home. Some
do better than others, some will graduate and move on, others may repeat the class.
        One of my guides, among others, in my studies describing that world was Jesus. He
started out by correcting mistakes in the Bible. As you know, the New Testament is a collection
of recollections and reconstructions surrounding Jesus’ life, long after the events. Memories can
be fickle, memories may be colored by wishful thinking, by guilt, by coverup. The New
Testament has it all.
        He gave faces to the apostles, some family members, some real disciples, some informers
that were instrumental in his betrayal. In the second part of the study Jesus turned his attention to
contemporary issues, among others addressing priestly celibacy in the Catholic church.
        In view of recent revelations of a wide-spread sexual abuse by some members of the
Catholic clergy, I asked Jesus to comment. This what he said:

      “Priestly celibacy should not be discarded lightly. However, I see merit in the
    Hindu system where a man may marry, have children, then, having raised his
    family devote the rest of his life to the church.”

        In the other world Jesus himself is a husband and a father of four children. He himself is
the oldest among three brothers and one sister.
        My book is titled JESUS. HIS LIFE AND WORK ON EARTH AND BEYOND. (ISBN
978-0-9865871-0-8). For more information please check my website
www.ThinkTankGraphics.ca

Yours truly
Kathie Bondar

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