In recent years, dozens and dozens of cases of pedophilia within the Catholic Church have caused controversy and given credibility to the moral values of this ancient doctrine. Last week, a new scandal came to light in Pennsylvania, in the United States, which led the North American Cardinal Raymond Bruke, famous for his homophobic statements and strict stance on homosexuality, to speak out about the case, blaming gays themselves for the fact. of abuse against minors occurring within the church. “It became clear after the sexual abuse crisis of 2002 that most acts of abuse were in fact homosexual acts committed with young teenage men. There was an attempt to ignore or deny this. Now, it seems clear, in light of these recent terrible scandals, that there is indeed a homosexual culture, not just among the clergy, but even within the hierarchy, that needs to be purified at the root,” the priest began in an interview with the advocacy group Ação Catholic for Faith and Family. “I think it was considerably aggravated by the anti-life culture in which we live, that is, the culture that separates the sexual act from the marital union”, he continued, referring to the fact that people have sex before marriage and, to avoid pregnancy, use methods contraceptives. “The sexual act has no meaning except between a man and a woman in marriage, since the conjugal act is by its very nature for procreation. I believe it is necessary to openly acknowledge that we have a serious problem of homosexual culture in the church, especially among clergy and the hierarchy, which needs to be addressed honestly and effectively,” he added.
