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Are They Really Pedophiles?

Not all the scandals involved ''molestation,'' and many did not include victims we can characterize as ''children.''

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Odd Attempts to 'Explain' the Pedophilia Crisis

In the wake of church scandals, leaders have lost their balance and said things out of tune with their ordinary statements.

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Vatican Centralizes Pedophilia Defenses

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Pedophilia Chic: The Normalization of Child Abuse

Our culture's repugnance at the idea of the sexual exploitation of children has gradually weakened.

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Vatican Sees Pedophilia as No Longer Just an 'American' Problem

As allegations widen, pope says phenomenon has been 'very damaging in the life of the church.'

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The High Price of Priestly Pederasty

How much are sex scandals costing the U.S. Catholic church in payouts to victims? Some groups estimate $1 billion.

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Failing God's Children

The church's failure to deal effectively with the sin of pedophilia has resulted in troubling poll data.

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The Church's Number 1 Watchdog

Keating calls the pedophilia crisis 'a horror,' 'evil,' 'beyond comprehension,' and 'an astonishing embarrassment'

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Community Member Educates Beliefnet

Chuch Colson's article 'Pedophilia Chic' prompted outrage on the boards. One member decided it was time to write back.

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Hate Speech and the Beliefnet Community

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