Ugh… Pope Says About 1 in 50 Priests Are Paedophiles

Once again, Pope Francis stuffed his foot in his mouth.
The Argentinian pope told reporters 1 in 50 priests are paedophiles.
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That ought to do wonders for the Church outreach.
BBC reported:

Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that reliable data indicates that “about 2% ” of clergy in the Catholic Church are paedophiles.

The Pope said that abuse of children was like “leprosy” infecting the Church, according to the Italian La Repubblica newspaper.

He vowed to “confront it with the severity it demands”.

But a Vatican spokesman said the quotes in the newspaper did not correspond to Pope Francis’s exact words.

The BBC’s David Willey in Rome says there is often a studied ambiguity in Pope Francis’ off-the-cuff statements.

He wants to show a more compassionate attitude towards Church teaching than his predecessors, but this can sometimes cause consternation among his media advisers, our correspondent adds.

UPDATE: According to Wikipedia: The prevalence of pedophilia in the general population is not known, but is estimated to be lower than 5% among adult men… But this does not excuse the pope’s comments.

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