Matt C. Abbott: Articles highlight 'gay priest' problem

�Many news stories are giving extensive print space and air time to folks who claim that homosexuals are getting a bad rap from the Church and being used as scapegoats for the sex abuse scandals.

�When you hear people say this, share these articles with people.

�However many celibate homosexual priests there are who have been faithful, these articles demonstrate why the Church could no longer ignore the problems presented by a significant number of homosexual priests.

�Why doesn't some enterprising journalist carefully, compellingly, connect the dots (and win a possible Pulitzer in the process)? It's politically incorrect.�

Catholic priests are dying of AIDS, often in silence
By JUDY L. THOMAS
The Kansas City Star
Date: 01/29/00
http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/ home.pat,local/37743133.129,.html

(Warning: The site below contains quotes with profanity and censored graphic pictures.)

Roman Catholic Faithful ~ St. Sebastian's Angel's Website Exposed:
http://rcf.org/Old_web/REMOVESEB/angels/ confidentialhomosexualpriestringstartingpage.htm
St. Sebastian's Angels
Catholic World Report
June 2000
http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/Igpress/00June/news6.html

The Gay Priest Problem
Catholic World Report
November 2000
http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/Igpress/2000-11/essay.html

The Wisdom of Bishop Cawcutt
Seattle Catholic
August 31, 2001
http://www.seattlecatholic.com/ article_20010831_Wisdom_of_Bishop_Cawcutt.html

Report: Pedophilia more common among 'gays'
Research purports to reveal 'dark side' of homosexual culture
World Net Daily
April 29, 2002
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27431

(The article below is really good.)

'Pedophile priests' and Boy Scouts
World Net Daily
May 8, 2002
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27539

The Fallen Angels of "St. Sebastian's"
Seattle Catholic
July 19, 2002
http://www.seattlecatholic.com/article_20020719_ The_Fallen_Angels_of_St_Sebastians.html

Gay priests cited in abuse of boys
The Washington Times
By Julia Duin
February 28, 2004
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040227-111236-5901r.htm

(The article below is excellent.)

Study of Catholic Priests and Child Abuse:
The Boy Scouts Were Right about the Risks of Homosexual Youth Leaders
Snippets from JeffLindsay.com
http://www.jefflindsay.com/snippets/gay-priests.shtml

The clergy abuse scandal: homosexuality or pedophilia?
Matt C. Abbott
December 7, 2004
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/abbott/041207

Trail of Abuse Leads to Seminary
Los Angeles Times
November 17, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/ la-me-stjohns17nov17,0,3836772.story?coll=la-home-local

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Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic journalist and commentator. He is a columnist for and/or contributor to MichNews.com, TheConservativeVoice.com, RenewAmerica.us, Catholic.org, Opeds.com and Speroforum.com. He is also an occasional contributor to "The Wanderer" Catholic newspaper. He can be reached at [email protected].