{"id":9118,"date":"2010-05-10T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T15:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=9118"},"modified":"2010-05-10T11:35:55","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T17:35:55","slug":"pedophilia-not-the-problem-in-catholic-church-homosexuality-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/pedophilia-not-the-problem-in-catholic-church-homosexuality-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedophilia not the problem in Catholic Church, homosexuality is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/editorlogo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9119\" title=\"editorlogo\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/editorlogo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><strong>Dear Editor: <\/strong>Contrary to the mainstream media the problem in the Catholic Church &#8211; as small as it is &#8211;\u00a0 is not pedophilia, but homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>Authentic scientific studies show that pedophilia is largely just an extension of homosexual activity.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a 1992 study in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy found that homosexual men are three times more likely than straight men to engage in paedophilia. 1988 study of 229 convicted child molesters published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour found that 86% of paedophiles described themselves as homosexual or bisexual.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons, a U.S. psychiatrist with vast experience in treating priests with pedophilia, has stated: \u201cEvery priest whom I treated who was involved with children sexually had previously been involved in adult homosexual relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Equally compelling is the evidence of gay activists themselves who clearly state that there is a link between the gay lifestyle and paedophilia. For instance, Alfred Kinsey, the sex researcher and gay activist, found in 1948 that 37% of all gay men admitted to having sex with children.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; <strong>Paul Kokoski<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article do not     necessarily reflect the views of the management and staff of Dominica     News Online and its parent company.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Editor: Contrary to the mainstream media the problem in the Catholic Church &#8211; as small as it is &#8211;\u00a0 is not pedophilia, but homosexuality. Authentic scientific studies show that pedophilia is largely just an extension of homosexual activity. 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