tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post252911457731607993..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Denying Human Nature Is A Terrible ThingClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-45018328368054213712011-05-29T22:23:22.389-06:002011-05-29T22:23:22.389-06:00I've noticed most of the pedophilic priests te...I've noticed most of the pedophilic priests tend to be elderly and many of the incidents occurred some time ago. Maybe perverts used to join the priesthood but no longer bother doing so.<br /><br />There is a good reason for the Roman Catholic Church to keep clerical celibacy. Under normal circumstances, a large organization will drift left. That shouldn't surprise anybody. A large, powerful, and prestigious organization is a much bigger prize to people who want to tell others what to do than people who don't.<br /><br />The Catholic Church has been one of the few exceptions to that rule. I suspect that's largely due to clerical celibacy. In eras when clerical celibacy is taken seriously, it will keep out those more interested in the office than in the duties of the office. (In eras when clerical celibacy was ignored, e.g., the Renaissance, the Catholic Church was more inclined to abuse its power.)Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-59696351856954437672011-05-23T09:13:20.508-06:002011-05-23T09:13:20.508-06:00Clayton, you have cause and effect backwards. The ...Clayton, you have cause and effect backwards. The vow of celibacy gives those with homosexual and pedophilic tendencies social cover and allows them access to others of their kind as well as access to the objects of their desire. The warped sexuality already exists, the priesthood (and the nunnery) attract those who need it in order to cover their own warped sexuality. The vow does not distort them, they distort the vow.Rorschachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848860674369931761noreply@blogger.com