I would have thought it clear that Trump and Brexit are the main cause of this. Well that's what the London Economic is about to explain anyway.

Red and Blue Army!

Priests who get married or have girlfriends are common enough; yet these will not get promotions and are often hounded out - instead of the peadophiles who should be.
Of course, I don't need to tell you - there is no actual religious reason why Priests are celibate. That was a more modern development largely due to the possibility of inheritances and other entitlements the church might have been obliged to offer.

Red and Blue Army!

I always thought it was because they were trying to imitate the life of Jesus but I agree.....it's a repressive idea that....like many repressive ideas can lead to harmful conclusions.

I have mixed feelings about the Church.....on the one hand, apart from the fairy stories I agree with some of its social conservatism, on the other hand....Well I worry about what the other hand is actually doing.

Edited by Stirlingsays (20 Feb 2019 2.17pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

You are forgetting that this is Catholicism - sin as much as you like as long as you tell a Priest all the details. That makes me wonder what the other hand is doing.

Red and Blue Army!

i beg to differ. If you are a Catholic Priest then you probably do not fancy Una Healy , and given the opportunity to do some horizontal jogging with said aforementioned fit bird you would decline on the grounds that she is not your type.

this is totally different to the pakistani rape gangs who were a) heterosexual b) mostly waited until their victim hit puberty (just about).

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

I'm not sure that the desire to abuse children is something that develops due to celibacy, it's more likely that the predatory paedophile is attracted to the priesthood due to the trusted position and easy and unquestioned access to children.

Regarding the muslim rape gangs, that's slightly different. The Qu'ran states that you can do anything you want to unbelievers and Muhammad was an actual paedophile as it is written elsewhere that he took a wife who was 9 when he was in his fifties. He did the gentlemanly thing and waited until she was 11 to rape her though. These rapists and their communities justify/turn a blind eye to their behaviour based on Islamic teachings rather than respect the law of land. Doesn't help that senior councillors and old bill are either in on it or too scared to act, but that's another thread.