women priesthood, gay priests, peodophilia...

[scipio337]

To answer the OP’s question, I don’t think the Eastern churches are plagued by the same scandals as the Latin right has.

However, I do want to note that the scandal isn’t about the abuse per se, but rather is about the abuse being covered-up and the abusers, at times, moved to new parishes where they endanger unsuspecting parishioners.

Also, anyone who considers molestation of a boy by an adult male with being gay (being gay meaning that one is primarily attracted to adults of the same-sex over adults of the opposite-sex) should read this article which is representative of the opinion of most psychologists who have studied this issue.

Unfortunately, according to the John Jay report, 81% of the abused were males, and 53% were 13 or over (including 27% age 15 and up).

This isn’t classic pedophilia, which usually involves a pre-pubescent child. If you think it has nothing to do with same sex attraction, see the “twink” gay subculture.

Note how your link punts on the subject, after going over (pre-pubescent) pedophilia, ad nauseum:

In scandals involving the Catholic church, the victims of sexual abuse were often adolescent boys rather than small children. Similarly, the 2006 congressional page scandal involved males who were at least 16 years old.

These are cases in which the term pedophilia – referring as it does to attractions to prepubescent children – can cause confusion. Rather than pedophilia, the accusations stemming from these scandals raised the question of whether gay people shouldn’t be trusted in positions of authority where there is any opportunity for sexually harassing or abusing others.

After going over the “X no more likely to harrass Y” in the workplace pablum it concludes:

Thus, there is no factual basis for organizations to avoid hiring homosexual or bisexual people, simply on the basis of their sexual orientation, for positions that involve responsibility for or supervision of others, whether children, adolescents, or adults.

Except, of course, in the case of the multi-decade priest abuse scandal, where female on male, and male on female abuse was less common by a factor of 4.

 

[Andre1000]

What would happen in the orthodox church, if some priest openly say that women should become priest? I mean, how would the bishops react? I think they would punish such priest. This is the answer why the eastern churches don’t have this problem so much.
In the west such priest are often tolerated or supported by the bishops.

 

[Biblepoe]

and 53% were 13 or over (including 27% age 15 and up).

In other words, most of them are children (a 14 year old certainly isn’t an adult or looks like one).

But even for that 27% you say were 15 or older, even if ones grants that all of those victims are adult-like enough for one’s adult sexual orientation to be relevant, some studies, such as this study that has the % at 67.3%, suggest that most Catholic priests are gay. While the numbers vary from study to study, the high % of priests who are gay (the majority according to many studies), combined with the fact that only a small % of Catholic priests are abusers, means that gay priests probably pose no greater risk.

Even beyond that, the question of this thread is really relevant. One would have to further consider the effects that shame and suppression (instead of sublimation) may have on one’s psycho-sexual development. While the Catholic Church doesn’t teach that one should be ashamed of their sexuality, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that a gay devote Catholic is more likely to feel much shame about his/her sexuality, which can’t be good for his/her psycho-sexual development.

In other words, it may be that the married priests in the East may have a more healthy psycho-sexual development than priests in the West, with gay priests having even more hindrances to a healthy psycho-sexual development.

see the “twink” gay subculture.

The straight equivalent to “twink” (which means a young adult who is slender and has little body hair) is “barely legal”. While someone into this stuff might be more likely to take advantage of say, 16-18 year olds who look a little older than their age, a lot of straight people are into the straight equivalent without being considered a danger to people.

Except, of course, in the case of the multi-decade priest abuse scandal, where female on male, and male on female abuse was less common by a factor of 4.

Who did priests over the last several decades have greater access to, boys or girls? Who were parents generally more cautious to protect, boys or girls? Studies show that the most prolific abusers will abuse children of both sexes based on availability (references can be provided upon request).

 

[october_baby]

I don’t know about Orthodox, but mainline protestants have had female clergy,homosexual
prelates and sexual abuse complaints for the past 40 years.

 

[theistgal]

I don’t know about Orthodox, but mainline protestants have had female clergy,homosexual
prelates and sexual abuse complaints for the past 40 years.

Well, the Orthodox definitely don’t have female clergy.

 

[Catherine_Grant]

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