A senior Swiss bishop has claimed that the disproportionate presence of men with homosexual tendencies in the priesthood is a key factor in clerical abuse scandals.
Bishop Marian Eleganti made the comments on his personal blog, arguing that unless the issue is confronted openly, efforts to tackle abuse will remain incomplete.
He insisted that silence on the subject is no longer possible, writing that “the ‘elephant in the room’ of the abuse crisis is the widespread homosexuality among the clergy and its significance in the scandal".
