Paedophilia

US psychiatrist backs up claim that paedophilia is linked to homosexuality

Michael Cook | 17 April 2010

Despite a storm of controversy, an American psychiatrist has backed up a Cardinal’s claim that many of abusive priests were homosexuals. Dr Richard Fitzgibbons, a Pennsylvania psychiatrist who has treated many sexually abusive priests, told Catholic News Agency that Cardinal Tarciso Bertone was right.

Does Homosexuality Play a Role in the Church Scandals?

Bryan Bradley | 15 April 2010

Remarks this week by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, that homosexuality was one factor behind clerical sex abuse problems set off a media firestorm attacking the truthfulness of the claim, even forcing the Vatican press office to clarify the context of the remarks. Writer Selwyn Duke, in an article in the American Thinker, explores the issue of the role of homosexuality in the Church scandals in terms of language precision:

L’Osservatore Romano distances itself from remarks linking homosexuality to paedophilia

Rome Reports | 15 April 2010

The Vatican's official newspaper, LOsservatore Romano, has opted not to publish controversial comments by the Secretary of State, Tarciso Bertone, linking paedophilia to homosexuality.

JP2’s press secretary on B16’s critics

Joaquin Navarro-Valls | 04 April 2010

The press secretary of John Paul II Joaquin Navarro-Valls, has strongly criticised critics of Benedict XVI in Italy’s left-wing newspaper La Repubblica. Here is an edited version taken from Edward Pentin’s blog at the National Catholic Register.