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To: long-gone who wrote (6157)	9/12/2002 9:49:53 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

the rainjacket seminary guy said many things to me he believed the problem in US seminaries was 10-15 yrs old that was 1987 the gay issue in priesthood might not be as large in Europe and Ireland I am not an authority on the subject however, gay tolerance is very popular in Europe check the French and Italian priesthoods that is where I suspect gays might be prevalent, just a guess the Boston seminary guy had a theory gays could find significant public respect and community leadership roles in the priesthood they could find a great many fellow potential men partners they could be with other men behind closed doors without arousing much suspicion they could find many young boys, if so inclined they could speak from the pulpit, a sure ego lift if more studious scholarly types, they could travel to Italy if competent, they could have a long career if sick, they would be taken care of I dont know about the boy molesting issue, US vs Europe but with $60M in Ireland lawsuits, and a lower figure that I dont remember from Italy lawsuits, I doubt this is an American phenomenon the only silver lining is that the molestation rate among priests is about the same as the general public but leaps & bounds lower than Protestant clergy fwiw, Jim