Top prelate’s pedophilia-gay link ‘one gaffe too many’ FEATURE 04/16/2010

Top prelate’s pedophilia-gay link ‘one gaffe too many’

FEATURE 04/16/2010 VATICAN CITY — Remarks by a top Vatican prelate linking clerical pedophilia to homosexuality deepened the public relations crisis facing the Roman Catholic Church, commentators said Wednesday. The Belgian daily La Libre Belgique — generally friendly to the Church — called the remarks “one gaffe too many,” adding: “To stigmatize the homosexual community with groundless talking points is not the way to calm the waters between Rome and public opinion.” Bertone said during a visit to Chile on Monday: “Many psychologists, many psychiatrists have demonstrated there exists no relationship between celibacy and pedophilia, but many others have demonstrated... that there is a link between homosexuality and pedophilia.”.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100416com3.html

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