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As an Anglo-Catholic ( Episcopalian) I can understand first hand what it is like to have all catholic traditions, rituals etc. but be under the church of england, not the Pope (Henry VIII made his own Catholic Church so he could get a divorce) and allow priests to marry. It seems as though it would help the problem not because if you dont get married you feel the need to take out your sexual urges on boys...that is just sickness and nothing could save that, but like someone said earlier, many people, parents, dioceses, religious orders etc. use the church as a place to put men who were either gay (then they wouldnt be able to act on their sexual urges) who seemed to have sexual problems, (hoping that a full dedication of their life to god would help because once again a ban on sex completely) and men who were sexual addicts (once again if they dedicate their life to the lord, it would change). They do this because the vow of celebacy hides their sexual indiscretions from the world. The church is not the place to hide people or save those who have problems and a lift of the ban might change that
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