text: I think we are confusing pedophiles who suffer from a mental disorder, with normal sexual  desire between adults, usually a man and a woman. According to the dictionary   pedophiles suffer from a "mental disorder" involving a desire by an adult, usually a man,, for prepubescent children, quite often boys. What I was referring to was the repression of a natural, normal desire of a man for a woman, that finally lets loose inappropriately by celibate clergy with one or more  members of the congregation. So we both agree that there are no more pedophiles among clergy than among the general population. What I am saying is repressed celibate clergy tend more to sexual abuse due to repression among those as opposed to the general population. It is understandable that this would be covered up for obvious reasons but should not be. Clergy are human so is the Pope in fact. Asking for celibacy is inhuman because it is not normal and incredibly hard to do. Desire among adults should not be suppres