Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone on celibacy, homosexuality, and pedophilia in the church's sexual-abuse crisis:
Many psychologists and psychiatrists have shown that there is no link between celibacy and pedophilia but many others have shown, I have recently been told, that there is a relationship between homosexuality and pedophilia. (April 2010)
Pope Benedict on homosexuality and pedophilia in the abuse crisis:
I am deeply ashamed, and we will do what is possible so this cannot happen again in the future. I do not wish to talk at this moment about homosexuality, but about pedophilia, which is another thing. (April 2008)
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