A Catholic priest from the Italian city of Trento has been
suspended after defending pedophiles on live TV and blaming abused
children for “seeking affection” from clerics. The comments, which
called on people to “accept” pedophilia among other sins, triggered
outrage.
Don Gino Flaim from the of the San Giuseppe and Pio X parish said he “understands pedophilia” when the issues was raised during an interview with La7 channel. “Unfortunately
there are children who seek affection because they don’t receive it at
home and I understand that some priests can give up,” Flaim said.https://www.rt.com/news/318334-italy-priest-pedophilia-tv/