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My father was a die-hard Catholic when he was young. He was on track to go to seminary and become a priest. He felt it was his calling.
His mentor demanded sex. He refused and stopped pursuing that path.
I'm glad, because I likely would not exist if it weren't so.
Ever since that episode he's had a shaky relationship with the church. For the last several years, he and my mother have stopped identifying as Catholics and have attended a Protestant (I can't remember what flavor) church.
I have to wonder if this sort of widespread paedophilia and sexual misconduct is unique to the Catholic church, or if it's common in any sexually repressive (spiritual?) organization.
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