The 40-Year Old Virgin

There is something missing from the current public discussion on the Catholic Church child molestation scandal. So I'm going to rant about it now.

Everyone out there who is hoping to never, ever again have sex in their entire lives, please raise your hands now.

Now let's see ... I don't see too many hands. But the question I have for the two people I see in the back who raised their hands is, "What are you fucking crazy?!?! What's wrong with you?!?!"

Our whole country is shocked, horrified and asking the question "why are so many Priests perverts?"

Human sexuality is a wonderful thing. It is a core part of each of us. And the idea that anyone would want to or should voluntarily give up that part of themselves up for the entire rest their lives is weird. It is wrong. It is inhuman. It is unnatural.

Which brings me to my point, and I'm deadly serious about this....

Celibacy is Perverse.

So can it be any wonder that this perverse idea attracts perverts?

Dedicating your life to the service of others is a noble ideal. But why should that require celibacy? (And why do we have to have all the superstition and dogma?)

Step back and ask yourself, "what kind of person would want to give up their sexuality?"

Really. Think about that for a moment.

The answer seems clear to me. Only people who are ashamed of their sexuality would be attracted to the idea of celibacy. The Catholics say to them, if you give up your sexuality, we will give you status in the community. You will be respected and admired. Only people who are ashamed of their sexuality would find this transaction appealing. And perverts, people who fear being reviled by the community, would find this especially appealing.

So people who are ashamed their sexuality flock to the perverse idea of celibacy in droves. They sign up for celibacy by the thousands.

They come in three flavors.

1. Heterosexuals who desire adults, who are ashamed of their sexuality. (9 times out of 10, you can thank religion for that.)
2. Homosexuals who desire adults, who are ashamed of their sexuality. (99 times out of 100, you can thank religion and our intolerant society for that.)
3. And child molesters of all flavors ... who damn well ought to be ashamed of themselves ... and almost always are. So pederasts say, sure I'll trade the sexuality of which I'm ashamed, a desire for children, for a new sexuality for which I'll be admired, celibacy.

Trouble is ... it doesn't work. You can't change a pederast into a saint through a vow of chastity. A pervert in a dress is still a just a pervert. But now he's a pervert with status in the community, trust, authority and access to innocent children.

What the hell are people thinking?!?! How can this perverse idea have anything but catastrophic results?!?!

Most people seem to assume that someone who is celibate is less likely to molest children. Most people seem to assume that their children are safe with someone who is celibate.

I think children are in far more danger in the company of someone who claims to have disavowed sex than in the company of an honest adult who will proudly state how much he loves sex.

So there it is. The answer to the question. The reason why so many priests are child molesters is because the perverse idea of celibacy is powerfully attractive to perverts.

What's the solution?

I believe we would have a lot fewer perverts in the world, if religion didn't raise people to be ashamed of their bodies and their sexuality.

And I believe that the abolition of the perverse idea of celibacy as a revered status in society would greatly reduce the number of perverts who have access to innocent children.

We should not look at people who have proclaimed themselves celibate and say, "How noble." We should look at them and say, "What a fucking pervert! Keep the kids away from him!"