I was raised catholic. I'll be recovering for the rest of my life! heh

Some of the priests were stern, some caring, some scary, some creepy, some seemed invicible....I can see how a kid from yesteryear could be awed enough by the priest and all he symbolized to actually feel special because of the priests sickening advances....but that's how these things work. they are complicated, disgusting, horrific acts.

The thought that a homosexual man is more likely to be a pedofile is beyond any logic that a sane human being could use.

The catholic rule of celibacy is matched in some other religions as well, Even a yogi can choose to become celibate in order to harness the energy of his or her sexuality into transcendant inner peace. However, in catholicisim it has always appeared to be (I haven't been through the training, so this is an assumption) simply a matter of denial. An unenlightened sacrifice does not necessarily make a soul more perfect....if the person has no way to deal with the denial, no outlet of any kind, the mind can twist it into something very sick. DH just had a great idea....they could take all these celibate priests, and make a super fast catholic cycling team! All that pent up sexual energy would make them smoking fast!!

It's a sick world we live in. some of the creatures in it are sicker than others. In an ideal world, the organizations we are part of would provide us all with the necessary guidance to be perfect human beings in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.

Darnit, though, they don't!!

Peace and love to all of you,
Namaste,
~T~