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Message: <blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 2479235" data-attributes="member: 60822">Protestant clergy have been found more likely than Catholic clergy to engage in sexual misconduct.Pedophilia among Catholic clergy is less prevalent than other Christian denominations.Priestly celibacy is not the issue – married men are more likely to abuse children than unmarried.Other professions that deal with children (doctors, teachers etc) abuse at a higher rate than Catholic priests.The Catholic Church is worldwide, and much larger than any other Christian denomination, so you hear about it more in the media.Believe me, I am no apologist for abusers, a member of my own family was abused. One victim is too many. But the myths about celibacy and prevalence of abusers does nothing to address the real problem.</blockquote>