Re: Father John "the child molester" Geoghan Dead
Sorry Rod Knocking, but I have to disagree.<br /><br />Studies show that gays are no more likely to molest children than heterosexuals. Some of these priests molested girls also/anyway.<br /><br />Child molestation, like rape, is really more about control than sex.<br /><br />The whole celibate catholic priest thing, was initially a church financial decision and was humanly wrong from the start. <br /><br />Although there are many dedicated, excellent catholic priests, the celibacy rule did attract more than it's fair share of men with "issues", some quite severe, as we have seen.<br /><br />The fact that the church was covering it up for years certainly did not help, making church leaders just as bad.<br /><br />The whole thing is pretty sad.<br /><br />Marty