Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

["Nelson" <nelson AT newulmtel.net>]

sorry to have confused your subject.  Really I was just using it as a
jumping off point for mine.  Sorry!


> My comment was more about the fact that married priests are the answer to
> the "dearth of priests" that now exist in the American Catholic Church,
and
> the fact that many very qualified, quality young men who would like to be
> priests are not choosing that profession due to the celibacy requirement,
so
> that there is now a crisis in the church when it comes to its leadership.
>
> Pedophiliacs, as Wade had said already, will gravitate to any profession
> that provides access to children.  Boy scouts, teaching, coaching,
> priesthood.  (Whether or not these are married professions or not.)
> Unfortunately, these are the professions (and those in those professions)
> that we usually hold to be most admirable, because they involve mentoring
> children.
>
> KP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nelson [mailto:nelson AT newulmtel.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 7:16 PM
> To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion
> Subject: [percy-l] Re: Was Percy ever involved in the debate on
> molestations by Catholic priests?
>
>
> >And, are married priests the answer, as might be the >logical conclusion
> >given America's dearth of priests, the recent >pedophilia scandals,
>
> I am a lurker mostly but this idea I have never understood. how would
being
> married cut down on child abuse in the church? lots of married men many
men
> in secular world indulge in pedophilia.
>
> Thanks!
> Ryan Nelson
>
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