I'm a little puzzled as to how the alleged homosexuality of the priests (or, if you prefer, the homosexual nature of their pedophilia) makes a difference to the legal issues here. As I understand it from press accounts, actually, some of the plaintiffs who allege they were molested in Oregon are women, though the majority are men. See Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), Nov. 19, 2002. But in any event, calling this a "homosexual paedophile priest scandal" seems as unconnected to the legal question as calling it a "homosexual white Christian male paedophile priest scandal."
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