Why do priests sexually abuse woman?
91514
they are very sick individuals who should burn in hell ironically
605488
I don't think it's necessarily a gay issue.  It is the Catholic Church's unnatural stifling of the entire sexuality of the clergy.  With no "permission" for the resolution of sexual tension (which exists naturally in all normally developed humans) priests turn to little children, whom they can attempt to keep quiet on the matter. Priests are made to believe that sex for them is sin.. it matters not to them if the sex is normal sex with a woman or with a little boy.. additionally, they work more closely with boys than with girls. (how many alter-girls are out there?) So basically, the Priests are turning to young boys in an attempt to take care of their natural sexual desires in a manner that can more easily be kept a secret.
106105
Early leaders of the church tried to make everyone feel welcome, even pagans. In doing this they incorporated many pagan practices into the church by mixing them with Christianity. Because of this, A lot of Catholic ritual has obvious pagan aspects. This by itself makes Catholicism open to criticism by those who think theirs is the ONLY religion. And then of course the pedophile priests don't help things either. When I was growing up in a Catholic part of New Orleans, every kid knew of some other kid that had been molested by his priest. My friend got all of his buddies fraudulent baptismal certificates from the priest that was molesting him. We used the certificates to get ID with drinking ages on them. One guy even used his to join the military at 14. With stuff like this going on for decades, the religion is very open to criticism.
826353
as a Catholic cantor I know many dozens of Priests personally who are fed up with the wrong media messages that are doing the rounds about celibacy, all the Priests that I know love their calling and accept the gift of celibacy with joy, a small percentage of Priests have been used as the voice of all the Priesthood and denounced celibacy and this is not indicative of the vast majority.
438641
Because they don't have idle time on their hands.  They are always busy doing the church group things.  Which are normally not directed towards violence.  Their time and their minds are taken up with activities the church group is doing.  It's really a matter of occupation.  Fill up their lives with a group that's doing good things, with caring adults around to watch for any problems.
678819
If a guy is being abused, it's because he's letting her do it - same as for women.  You have the option to not hang around.\n\nThe reason they say that is because young women tend to go for the "bad boy" - a guy that will be bad to everyone but THEM, so they can say they "won" by changing him - but older women know that is all a fantasy and a lie.  There is no such thing as a bad boy who can be changed by a woman to good.  When a woman learns this, they go to the nice guys who have waited patiently for the women to grow up and figure this out.
1056543
Priests are the earthly representation of God, sort of God's emissaries.  In the larger Christian sects, their dogma is pretty well established, and any priest in that denomination is held to that interpretation of scripture: all Catholic priests interpret it the same way, all Lutheran priests do, etc.  That's the reason they go to seminary school to become priests -- so they get their stories straight, as it were.  During sermons, they are allowed a little bit of leeway in interpreting scripture to fit current events and issues -- after all, I've seen plenty of burning bushes in my time, but none of them talked to me.\n\nYou, however, will not be taken as seriously for your interpretation of the Bible because you are not in a position of religious authority; no one has said that you have the requisite training, education or whatever to interpret the scripture.  It's sort of like me taking a look at your MRI and saying, "Yep, that squiggly bit over there looks like a tumor to me.  Hold real still and I'll pop that baby out in a jiffy."
441034
They rape women. I know its not what people want to hear these days, but its the truth.\n\n\npeace
685421
I agree with Wendy.  I'll be thinking about this and I'll post later if I think of anything new, but at the very least, it would be fornication, which is condemned.\n\nCatholic priests have no business touching children.  Period.  God does not condone it.  In fact, they will be held to stricter judgment for being a stumbling block to their victims and all those who turned away from God because of their ungodly influence.\n\nI appreciate your concern for children.  I know God hates it.  I'll keep thinking.\n\n(As for cutting off one's hand or foot or putting out one's eye - that's how serious it is.)
603471
Any person, male or female, who knowingly helps hide crime done by  religious clergy (regardless of gender here also and regardless of which religion it is) should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.  By law they are aiding and abetting a criminal.  It is morally and ethically wrong no matter the religious background involved.\n\nBy hiding wrongdoings, these people foster a culture in which ethics have no place.  They thereby encourage the behavior because they do not show their own how wrong the behavior is.  Hiding wrongdoings makes occurrences more frequent and more has to be hidden creating a vicious cycle.\n\nThe people who knowingly hide these acts are just as responsible as the ones committing them and deserve the same retributions for their acts.
498979
this question is just turning into let's see who can insult the catholics the most, which I find greatly offending. The thing I think is most misunderstood is the celibacy of priests. Because of that and many accusations, most people think that "all" catholics priests are pedifiles which is not true.
394230
They are control freaks and their view-points come straight from the Puritanical Movement in America. If you remember how the Church was like the first Communism during the Middle Ages, it makes sense. If you feel free to do anything you want, you might not need them to help 'guide' you. This looses them money, power, and influence in your life. Its not enough for them to be decent, honest people. They feel the need to force you to be that way too, 'for your own good'. How patronizing! Let them know that you are an adult and make your own choices fully aware of the consequences and that you dont need their 'help'.
1061907
because they are brainwashed into believing something and it seems so convincing to them and once they have read the bible they cant be open to any other suggustions or logical explantions to how the world etc started and they get a temper when u even try to discuss it openly there are so many bad christians and priests out there its not funny if they want some guy they have never met or have proof rule there life and make them be so called good people like they are in prison then they can go for it but if you ask me its all a ploy to get power and dominates but also relief for people that are lost and need help.
16600
Because they are often manipulated to completely depend on their abuser. Lots of people think that abuse is just physical, it's not, the abuser puts down the victim so much  and isolates them so that they think that they could never make it on their own, and noone else would want them and they have no other options. Also, abuser often controlls money, could threaten to kill victim if she leaves (most victims get killed when trying to leave) hurt victims' children, other family members or pets.
1094473
The reason why women did it in the first place goes back to the social mores of the time.  In Paul's time, one very obvious way to identify a prostitute was by her shaved head.  If such prostitute were to attend worship sessions with the more devout, it was out of respect that she would cover her head, so not to offend the others in worship service.  Today, there's no need for that, because prostitutes aren't identified by shaving their heads.
9899
Because they are afraid that women will do that to them if they dont do it to women first.  Law of the Jungle, eat or be eaten, your either pretitor or pray.
556040
I really don't know why women can't be priests. Well, I guess its tradition. Oh, yes. Hmm.. women can't be leaders. I think I've read it somewhere in the Bible. I'm from a country that's led by a woman President. And honestly, religious people are well, condemning the fact that a woman is leading the country, or something to that effect. When the Bible mentioned, there were 7000 people gathering around Christ, the Bible meant 7000 men, not women. So, go figure.