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Catholic League says Church crisis is homosexual problem, not child abuse

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ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral.com

Published Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 3:13 PM
Updated Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 3:34 PM

 

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The Catholic League says the ongoing Church abuse scandal is a homosexual crisis.

President Bill Donohoe singles out The New York Times for allegedly getting the story wrong saying, "The Times continues to editorialize about the pedophilia crisis while all along it's been a homosexual crisis."

Donohoe took out an ad in the op-ed section of The New York Times Tuesday to broadcast his anti-gay message.

In the ad he says that the Times has "teamed up" with a "radical lawyer" to weaken the Church authority and whose only agenda is women's ordination, abortion and gay marriage.

He slams the Survivors' Network of those Abused by Priests as a "professional victims' group," and says the Times is being "driven mad."

Donohoe defends the Church handling of the most recent abuse case involving Fr Lawrence Murphy in Wisconisn and appears to blame the victims' families for the failure to investigate.

He also refers to Murphy's "apparently predatory behavior."

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Posted by JamesNoel on Apr 06, 2010, 07:55 PM EDT
I'm with Bill Donohoe all the way! The priesthood is no place for those men with homosexual tendencies, whether in or out of the closet.
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Posted by McNamara31 on Apr 05, 2010, 11:01 PM EDT
BishopSean Let’s just call them generically what they truly were, sexual child predators. The most grave offense and "crime", after the actual abuse, were the Vatican officials who allowed these untreatable predators to be moved around and victimize for decades.There's no way any true follower of Christ can rationalize their actions and it's impact. It's indefensible
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Posted by BishopSean on Apr 03, 2010, 08:17 PM EDT
It should be concerning to all of us that in the USA, police records state that some 30% of complaints of paedophelia are of males who abuse boys, ususally in their very sensitive post-pubescent period. While this is not the majority of cases of paedophilia, when one considers that homosexuals are some 2- 3% of American males (Guttmacher, U. of Chicago--which are not anti-homosexual), this would suggest that homosexuals are more prone to this sin and/or illness. Whatever else may or may not be good about Bill Donohue's letter, if his statement is true that 80% of victims of priest sexual abuse are male, this should indeed make all objective reviewers take very serious notice and let this truth sink in. We cannot afford to have any favorite sin, whether it is homosexuality, adultery, fornication, gossip, anger, physical or emotional abuse, or what have you. Being "politically correct" is not the same as being a truthful and faithful disciple of Jesus Christ.
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Posted by Watereskhill on Apr 02, 2010, 12:58 AM EDT
Even the name shield and emblem 'The Catholic League' speaks volumes. We are not idiots. Nor is The Papacy. WHAT IS MR.DONOHOE'S AGENDA? A more holy, holy, holy, holy Church than is currently available? Nothing worse than zealots their advertisments and self-styled logic.
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Posted by abbaetienne on Mar 31, 2010, 10:27 PM EDT
Seems like Donohoe is trying to shift the blame. We all know that part of the problem is the very structure of the Roman Catholic Church (and I am a practising Roman Catholic): power and control; contempt for human sexuality (revisit the Jovinian controversy); dressing up etc etc plus the myths the papacy is built on.
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Posted by KathyCallahan on Mar 31, 2010, 07:48 PM EDT
when the heat was turned way up high on cardinal law in boston and shortly before he booked a one way flight to vatican city he tried to stir up a vicious and malicious campaign against homosexuals and blamed them for the sexual abuse of 12, 16 year olds by adult priests with all kinds of authority. He deviously tried to take the focus off of himself/his reign, pedophile priests and files filled with complaints against priests by children, parents, nuns. He was on a mission to protect and enable pedophiles and a culture of pedophaelia en masse.
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Posted by plasticpaddy on Mar 31, 2010, 06:36 PM EDT
this fella should be ashamed of himself.
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Posted by PhlutiePhan on Mar 31, 2010, 05:14 PM EDT
I agree with Bill Donohue of the Catholic League. Can we all say "Amen".
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Posted by NicoleSanDiego on Mar 31, 2010, 03:48 PM EDT
Read the report Joanhugh suggested. You can find it on the college's website http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/churchstudy/main.asp The word homosexual was used exactly twice, so Joanhugh's assessment that "It was 5% pedeophilia (correctly spelled “pedophilia,” by the way) and 95% homosexual behavior...." is pure conjecture. In fact, the report stated "Individuals who molest children may be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual with regard to victim selection." The suggestion that the college used former FBI agents in not substantiated in the report either. Remind me again who is "unwilling to report the truth"?
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Posted by kpclass on Mar 31, 2010, 02:42 PM EDT
I am an American Catholic and have gone through a fair share of this crap over here. Don't blame this mess on homosexuals. Same is true over here-the abuse of children is done by heterosexual men. The church needs to get there act together and enter the 21st century. Stop blaming and take responsibility.
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Posted by Verum68 on Mar 31, 2010, 01:41 PM EDT
I guess Mr. Donohoe is not familar with the multitude of studies which reveal that by far most child abusers are hetrosexual men.
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Posted by Emeraldeyes on Mar 31, 2010, 12:06 PM EDT
Boy oh boy! They just keep digging themselves in deeper and deeper. I have never read such BS in all my life. These people are all crazy up as far as the vatican
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Posted by marmaure on Mar 31, 2010, 10:15 AM EDT
Donohue also contended that all victims were adolescents. What about the really little children, seminarians, girls? He needs psychological treatment too! Why do the airwaves give this guy the time of day? This is not a simple issue. The sickos preyed (pardon the pun) on children of all ages. This goes beyond any homosexual issue. It has to do with power by an authority figure over the weaker person and a lack of sexual maturity and intergration of one's sexuality into the full persona. It involves narcisism and arrogance.
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Posted by olaoluwa on Mar 31, 2010, 09:37 AM EDT
let me share this with u written by unknown author.the priest is all ways wrong. if priest focuses his ministry on women; people will tag him a flirt or a playboy; if he is seen along with men they tag him a gay; if he spend time with children they call him a pedophil. if he warms up old women , some will say he is missing his mama. does that mean that noting good come from our priests. it will be worth if we can know the number of priests indited and what persentage covincted. thanks
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Posted by Joanhugh on Mar 31, 2010, 09:36 AM EDT
The Bishops in the United States hired the John Jay College to investigate the whole problem. John Jay College used retired FBI men to do the investigation. Read the report. It was 5% pedeophilia and 95% homosexual behavior....Still a terrible thing butI always thought the Times told the truth. Are they so anti-Catholic that they are unwilling to report the truth
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Posted by Portia777 on Mar 31, 2010, 09:20 AM EDT
"blame the victims' families for the failure to investigate. "apparently predatory behavior." This is expected response, so I am not surprised at all. It is called Deceptive Intellignece where wrong is deemed right and right wrong. Predators will always find ways to prey on innocent pure human beings, be they male, female, child or adult. It makes no difference to them- they take what they want. Most of us know the truth from old that VICTIMS WERE ALWAYS BLAMED FOR TEMPTING THE MEN OF GOD. It has always been Church failure to accept responsibilty by blaming children for looking so innocent and women for being EVIL EVES.
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Posted by mccourt1689 on Mar 31, 2010, 09:08 AM EDT
Both heterosexual and homosexuals are guilty of pedophilia. So, defrock the abusers, get them treatment, and keep them away from children. In the church's words..help them avoid the occasions of sin
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Posted by abbaetienne on Mar 31, 2010, 08:51 AM EDT
But what about the priests (male I presume) who abused/abuse females?
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Posted by KathyCallahan on Mar 30, 2010, 09:25 PM EDT
Sinead O'Connor is on Larry King in 1 min 9:27 pm re not homosexual scandal...And will rerun at 12 am tonight
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Posted by Irishlassred on Mar 30, 2010, 08:11 PM EDT
Is he fecking nuts? It's a homosexual problem? Yes, and he has an intelligence problem. Please.
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Posted by Rebelforce on Mar 30, 2010, 06:24 PM EDT
Bill Donohue really ought to change the name of his organization from the "Catholic" League to the Homophobic League. Truth in advertising.
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Posted by doylefamilyusa on Mar 30, 2010, 03:39 PM EDT
Bill Donohoe is an idiot -- I hate saying that about anyone - but he's an idiot!
 


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