Many priests are dysfunctional and sexually immature, a former priest
says in trying to explain why so many clergy are pedophiles.
Many priests struggle with celibacy, said Philip O'Donnell, a Melbourne priest from 1975 to 1999 who noted that over a period of three decades the 26 in his seminary year had whittled down to two priests. "I personally believe mandatory celibacy isn't a gift. It's an imposition," he told the child abuse royal commission on Tuesday.
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/inquiry-told-many-priests-dysfunctional/news-story/8771ae93e1b33f7caca0eed2af47a21c
Many priests struggle with celibacy, said Philip O'Donnell, a Melbourne priest from 1975 to 1999 who noted that over a period of three decades the 26 in his seminary year had whittled down to two priests. "I personally believe mandatory celibacy isn't a gift. It's an imposition," he told the child abuse royal commission on Tuesday.
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/inquiry-told-many-priests-dysfunctional/news-story/8771ae93e1b33f7caca0eed2af47a21c