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Mons.Gardin: "The priests pedophiles? Psychos. The cause is not celibacy "

INTERVIEW. The prelate said yesterday in Monte Berico for the meeting organized by the superiors of religious orders

Archbishop Gardin, neovescovo Treviso: "The solution is to put more attention in the assessment of those seeking to consecrate. Today, many come from dysfunctional families "

" Celibacy has nothing to do with pedophilia. The religious people involved are psychos who should not take their vows. " Bishop does not use euphemisms. Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, neovescovo Treviso and secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, in defining the priests involved in pedophilia scandal broke out in Germany, and does so on the sidelines of a meeting organized USMI-CISM , the Union of Superiors of religious orders, missions Monte Berico Institute, to talk about "What percorsi formativi e attenzioni sulla realtà delle comunità di vita consacrata”.
Quali sono le sfide che si trova di fronte chi compie questa scelta oggi?

Oggi è più difficile fare il prete, perché c’è meno riconoscimento sociale, la stima non è una conseguenza del ruolo, ma va meritata. In una società secolarizzata è più complicato vivere una scelta radicale, e i rischi sono l’imborghesimento e l’individualismo. Di per sé non sono sempre espressioni negative, ma la proposta di vita religiosa è totalizzante e chiede di aderire ad un progetto di comunità. Non si diventa una volta per sempre capaci di resistere alle tentazioni, per questo c’è need for continuous training, a progressive growth and to address changes related to age but also, for example, to the movement. The community is the place where we take care of our life of faith.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, archbishop of Vienna, has linked the cases of pedophilia in Germany also the celibacy of priests, what do you think?

It must be said that contradict that position. Celibacy, however, has nothing to do with pedophilia and has always been a basic characteristic of the adhesion of the priest in Christ's life. The problem is rather the psychological health of the people involved. These diseases are endemic, and which speak only when involving priests. To avoid these cases is a vocational discrimination when evaluating those who want to start the consecrated life, and not let people take vows to psychos. We need a great deal of attention, especially today, because families are more dysfunctional than once, when he entered the seminary who often came from families healthy. "
The scandal emerged in Germany has come to touch the figure of the Pope This is not likely to jeopardize the credibility of the Church?
It is clear that undermines the credibility of the Church, would happen even if the act concerned a curate.
What must the Church do?
should ask their pastors to live consistently.

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