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Virginity is not required by the nature of the priesthood itself. It set forth the motives of the law for those who know how to appreciate the gifts of God. Celibacy always inspired specifically Christian considerations where we can get an intuition of the more fundamental motives underlying them. The Christian priesthood can be understood only in the light of the newness of Christ. Christ instituted the priesthood. Jesus was sent by the Father into the world and became man. He introduced into the world a new form of life. Matrimony continues the work of the first creation. Christian couples walk together toward their heavenly mutual love. Christ was made mediator between heaven and earth. Christ remained throughout his whole life in the state of celibacy for dedication to the service of God and men. Jesus wished the first ministers of salvation to be coworkers with God, and to be friends. He also

In over a period of years, an increasing amount of attention has been shed to the problem of child sexual abuse in the church. While churches, and other facilities which care for children, have had their experience of this problem, most attention has been brought to the abuse in the Catholic Church. Around the world, case after case has been seen in the press of clergy and members of religious orders being charged with sex offenses against children. Some of these cases go back decades. The issue has certainly brought attention around the world. The reason why, is the question that ponders in everyone mind.

According to Our Sexuality by Crooks and Baur there are two forms of celibacy “In complete celibacy a person neither masturbates nor has sexual contact with another person. In partial celibacy an individual masturbates but does not have interpersonal sexual contact” (Crooks/Baur,2014, 226). There are so many reasons as to why some people choose to be celibate. Religion is a big reason. In most religions they teach that masturbating and sex before marriage is a sin. The people who are celibate because of religion do it because they agree with what they are being taught but some are scared into following. Another reason people decide to be celibate is because they are waiting for marriage, whether it’s for religion or morals. They want to wait until the wedding night.

The crime of clerical sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests has been publicly documented in many countries; such as, Canada, England, and the United States. One of the traits of any organized crime element is secrecy; secrecy allows them to be able to operate freely. Children are the most vulnerable individuals in our society. As a volunteer sexual abuse counselor, those who have been sexually assaulted by a clergy or anyone have experienced trauma; as well as, emotional and psychological pain. The impact of this crime often grows more painful as time passes. The assault is not only limited to the individuals, but also to those caught up in the euphemism; such as parents, and others who care for the victims.

This is important because priestly celibacy is very controversial. Chastity is living holy in the physical or sexual way. This will vary according to lifestyle and does not necessarily mean abstaining from sexual intercourse. The Church calls it’s faithful to lead a chaste life by experiencing sex within a sacramental marriage or by choosing to abstain while in an unmarried state. Deacons and married couples take vows of chastity as well as lay sisters and nuns. Celibacy is the state of abstaining from marriage which entails abstaining from sexual intercourse. This is the state of lifestyle or discipline for religious men and women, as well as those who simply live a single lifestyle. For some Roman Catholic priests, however, there are exceptions. For example, some Lutheran and Episcopal ministers who are married and have converted to Catholicism remain married. Deacons are not required to live this spiritual lifestyle. The religious take vows of celibacy when they are ordained or make their perpetual vows. Any sexual act, including the use of pornography, that violates one's vows or their lifestyle, is considered a sin against chastity or celibacy. Sexual abuse is such a sin. Not only is it a sin in itself, but it also entails other sins against chastity. These sins are lust, fornication, and rape and are in a violation of a priest’s vow of

This article’s main idea is to illustrate the characteristics of clergy sexual offenders, derived from a study conducted by the Saint Luke Institute. This article covers the pressures that have prevented the church from dealing with the problem more effectively. It is an academic source that has evidence of a research made about the topic that throws an important data needed for supporting my point of view in my research paper.

Their celibacy expresses their complete and total identification with Christ and their commitment to continuing his mission. Surely this preparation phase is enough time for a priest to either see the benefit in celibacy or lack there off for them as an individual.

An example is the major scandal which rocked the Catholic church. A lot of boys were

Pedophilia is defined by the Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention as,” a psychological disorder experienced when an individual has recurrent, intense sexual urges, or sexually arousing fantasies of engaging or repeatedly engaging in sexual activity with a child”. [7] Society unintentionally allows pedophilia. Probably because being a pedophile isn’t a crime until they act on their desires or because of the simple fact that mental disorders have always been disregarded. However, by omitting pedophilic tendencies, mankind has been willingly contributing to the never ending battle of child molestation.

This article’s main idea is to prove that The Catholic Church knew about the pedophilia accusations since mid-1980, but have essentially declined to do much of anything about it never since. Another main point evident in the article is the disapproval upon the church after they decided to invest a great deal of time and money on damage control and image making, instead of paying attention to the victims of molestation. This article shows a lot of evidence and important information that I am going to use in my paper as counterarguments, and different points of view of the situation.

The Catholic teaches that having a sexual activity requires maturity, commitment and responsibility. This is implied because it is so special and sacred, that it only belongs within marriage. Sexual intercourse is the way in which God has given men and women to express their deepest love for one another.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese have a religious requirement that the priests must remain celibate. This is one cultural factor for the Catholic community, that some believe has contributed to sexual offenses. Another cultural factor is that some men consider having sex with an older, attractive, adult women as getting lucky. Although, legally sex with a person who is under the age of consent is called statutory rape. However, women are less likely to believe the idea that a young boy is lucky because he had sex with an older women. It has also been a social attitude that in a marriage, rape cannot happen. In the past, the husband would not have been convicted of rape even if he forced or threatened his wife into sexual activity (Rathus).

Yet, the Catholic Church spent 65 years and $4 billion covering up the raping allegations around the world, according to Michelle Boor stein. The level of contradiction in the catholic priest scandal is the icing on the cake about why religion, especially organized religion is ridiculous. In Catholicism non-marital sex is a sin. All sex, including masturbation. In the catholic version of the Bible, the verse often referred to regarding masturbation says “Then Judah said to Onan, "Lie with your brother's wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to produce offspring for your brother." But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he lay with his brother's wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from producing offspring for his brother. What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight; so he put him to death also.” (NIV, Genesis 38:8-10). Besides the fact that, that is not masturbation, it is pulling out, it is a form of birth control masturbation is really important it turns out. Because since the priests are forbidden from committing any kind of sexual acts, they masturbated and raped little boys instead. This just shows that Catholicism is against human nature. Also, how are people supposed to get marital advice from someone who has never even masturbated before? That doesn’t make any sense. There have been too many cases to count of people who have been molested and raped by Catholic priests. In the

During the second half of the 20th century, hundreds of “predator” priests from the Boston Catholic archdiocese molested thousands of innocent children from their churches. One priest, John Geoghan, was later accused of raping and fondling more than 150 people. And the Catholic

It seems like a simple decision for the church to make: Make celibacy optional, recruit much-needed new priests.