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The archbishop was not a pedophile.

posted 4 years ago by Rolltide (964)
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Please look up the true meaning of that word. It is a person with a sexual interest in prepubescent children. So why do posters keep using that word?

Making videos of 18 year olds having sex does not make one a pedophile. Even if the three were under 18 the age for legal consent that is against the law it does not make him a pedophile.

There are other legal and ethical issues. An authority figure using that authority to manipulate or coerce young people to have sex with him or have sex for his voyeuristic pleasure is wrong and against the law.

These kids relied on the arch bishop for their sustenance, their housing. So it is a serious thing. It is not pedophilia.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 4 years ago

Age of consent in Massachusetts is 16, not 18; but thank you for your post. Why do dimwits online misuse words like “pedophile”? Because they are both dimwits and fucking lazy. They also misuse “avatar,” “Easter egg” and “trilogy.” They have neither respect for or knowledge of language, logic and grammar.

[–] Druff (1796) 3 years ago

Technically you're correct, of course. But the general public has been using "pedophile" for virtually any case of "old person w/ manipulates and coerces young people for sexual gratification" for like 40 years. When you bitch about it today you're basically "old man yells at cloud."

[–] Rolltide (964) 3 years ago

"Bitch about"? It pertains to facts and how the law is enforced.

[–] Druff (1796) 3 years ago

We're talking about the average public idiot speaking casually. Not the law enforcement within the court system.