Absurdity: Catholic church blames gay community
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican's permanent observer to the UN, read out a statement after a meeting of the UN human rights council in Geneva. He said: "Of all priests involved in the abuses, 80 to 90 per cent belong to this sexual orientation minority which is sexually engaged with adolescent boys between the ages of 11 and 17." Tomasi added that it would be "more correct" to refer to ephebophilia, a homosexual attraction to adolescent males, than paedophilia. The statement also attacked other religions, with Tomasi saying that most US churches embroiled in abuse scandals were Protestant, adding that the problem was also common in Jewish communities. Mr. Tomasi, the men were catholic priests and that is the issue. Trying to point the finger in other directions does not change this fact. Let us also remember the catholic church doesn’t allow female priests, it’s an “all male club”. Since the catholic church seems to be confused let clarify som...