speaking of movies...

[WhiteTrash]

Isn't that kinda like the "I have a black friend" argument?

Not even close. The intent was to point out that people marrying at very young ages was alive and well in the US as recently as 60 years ago and those people are not weirdos.

Personally I would never advise anyone to marry before 25.

[WhiteTrash]

Super dangerous ground you're treading on here.

I didn't open the door on this issue.

I didn't ask for the definition of pedophile.

People who commit those crimes deserve a special place in hell. Priest that do that deserve even worse.

People who state or imply that Catholics are pedophiles are ignorant and I'd question what other groups they make ugly generalizations about. 

[reinko]

Not even close. The intent was to point out that people marrying at very young ages was alive and well in the US as recently as 60 years ago and those people are not weirdos.

Personally I would never advise anyone to marry before 25.

Their parents who permitted it are the weirdos(as are the state governments who have laws allowing this).  Just as those parents who would approve of their 14 or 15 year old son or daughter to marry in 2023.  All weirdos

[WhiteTrash]

So much for that theory.
The John Jay report commissioned by the  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2002 examined about 11,000 cases involving nearly 4,400 priests. It found that 22% of the victims were 10 years old or younger.
That's roughly 2,420 cases.
In what world is that "almost no cases?"

https://www.bishop-accountability.org/reports/2004_02_27_JohnJay_revised/2004_02_27_John_Jay_Main_Report_Optimized.pdf

Yeah, this is largely false and very creepy.

I stand corrected on my statement. I was not aware of the study, my perception was based upon news reports over the years. I will not make that error again. Thanks for the correction.

[Jay Bee]

People who state or imply that Catholics are pedophiles are ignorant and I'd question what other groups they make ugly generalizations about.

LA Dodgers think such folks should be celebrated

[Jockey]

People who state or imply that Catholics are pedophiles are ignorant and I'd question what other groups they make ugly generalizations about.

I don't know that anyone accused catholics of being pedophiles.

I think many, including me, have accused catholic priests of such behavior. based on mountains of evidence.

[Pakuni]

Not even close. The intent was to point out that people marrying at very young ages was alive and well in the US as recently as 60 years ago and those people are not weirdos.

Personally I would never advise anyone to marry before 25.

Marrying at very young ages (under 13, by your definition) was alive and well, but certainly not the norm 60 years ago, or even 600 years ago. Or even 1,600 years ago.
I'm not saying you fall in with this group, but that line of argument has been used commonly by older creeps to justify preying on teenage girls.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Because it is how they refer to themselves.  Better to know the code they use to spot em.

"Intergenerational relationships" is the other code word to look out for

[ZiggysFryBoy]

"Intergenerational relationships" is the other code word to look out for

Or "IR"

One of our software programs at work has the IR initials.  I type out the whole word now after learning that abbreviation.

[jficke13]

I was hoping this was going to be about the strikes.

Womp womp.