Ralph Reed Building Christian Army to Defeat Obama (0)
Mullah Krekar Jailed Again for Norway Threats (1)
Catholic Newspaper Scrubs Interview After Priest Says Children Are 'Seducers'
By Thanos
Religion • 8/31/12 5:19:22 pm • Views: 650
A Catholic newspaper has removed an interview from their website in which a priest said that pedophiles are seduced by children in "a lot of the cases" and the abusers should not go to jail.
During an interview with National Catholic Register, 78-year-old Father Benedict Groeschel was asked about his experience working with priests involved in abuse.
"People have this picture in their minds of a person planning to — a psychopath. But that's not the case," Groeschel explained. "Suppose you have a man having a nervous breakdown, and a youngster comes after him. A lot of the cases, the youngster — 14, 16, 18 — is the seducer."
"Well, it's not so hard to see — a kid looking for a father and didn't have his own — and they won't be planning to get into heavy-duty sex, but almost romantic, embracing, kissing, perhaps sleeping but not having intercourse or anything like that," he continued.
Groeschel called the abuse "an understandable thing," and pointed to Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, who he called a "poor guy."
"Why didn't anyone say anything? Apparently, a number of kids knew about it and didn't break the ice. Well, you know, until recent years, people did not register in their minds that it was a crime. It was
78-Year-Old Father Benedict Abusers Catholic Newspaper Scrubs Catholic Newspaper Heavy-Duty Sex Priest Nervous Breakdown National Catholic Register Seduced Romantic Psychopath
Recent Pages by Thanos:
AWOLNATION - Wind of Change Ft. Brandon Boyd of Incubus & Portugal. The Man (Official Video) Videos Show 'Stop the Steal' Rally Organizer Saying He Would Work With Extremist Groups Ludovico Einaudi - Luminous (Performance Video) Trump Campaign Officials, Led by Rudy Giuliani, Oversaw Fake Electors Plot in 7 States Adoption Agency Won't Help Tennessee Couple Because They're Jewish
3 days, 1 hour ago