Globe Wants Molestation of Boys to Continue

Persists in Laughing at Those Who Are Concerned

By MassNews Staff
May 2002

Despite what they have written about the molestation of boys by Catholic priests, the Boston Globe continues to show derision against those who are concerned.

In an article last month about a new book, the Globe wrote that the author of the book is "at the eye of a storm," inasmuch as she "argues that America is overly alarmed at children's sexual experiences."

The Globe started its story by quoting every "right-wing kook" - in its opinion - in the following lead paragraph:

"By the time Judith Levine's book arrived in stores last week, the reviews were already written: An 'evil tome,' said Robert Knight of Concerned Women for America. 'Trash,' wrote Minnesota state Representative Tim Pawlenty, who is demanding that the book's publisher, an employee of the University of Minnesota Press, be punished. Gary Bauer, president of American Values, called it 'debased.'"

The next paragraph of the Globe story reported that the book's "thesis" is that "children and teenagers can safely enjoy sex."

That's what the Globe - not a "right wing kook" - said is the message of the book - "children and teenagers can safely enjoy sex."

Surprised Some

The Globe story surprised some but not those who have been paying attention. It has been obvious from the beginning that this newspaper is not interested in protecting boys from molestation. It is interested only in attacking the Catholic church.

The Globe is not alone in promoting adult/child sex. Ever since the "North American Man/Boy Love Association" (NAMBLA) was pushed underground after the parents of Jeffrey Curley sued it for the murder in Newton of their 10-year-old son, the push for sex with children has moved to the academic world.

The American Psychological Association got into serious trouble three years ago when it published a study which indicated that pedophilia can have a positive influence on a child. They backed off when Congress condemned them by a vote of 355-0, but they haven't changed their beliefs. There are professors in many colleges who believe such sex is beneficial for children.

But the Globe says, not to worry. The manuscript for the book was "reviewed by a panel of five specialists before publication." Does that make a reader feel better or worse to discover that there are five unidentified persons in academia who believe this book is just fine?

Globe's Obvious Distortion

According to the Globe, the author of the book admires "the Dutch age-of-consent law, which allows teenagers between the ages of 12 and 16 to have sex as long as they and their parents do not feel it coercive." But that is not an accurate statement of Dutch law. Sex is permissible in Holland down to 12-years-of-age if the young person consents. The parent has no rights at all to interfere or stop the sex unless they find that it was coercive. It is strictly up to the child to decide.

The lowering of the age of consent has been a major political goal among pedophiles, especially NAMBLA.

Globe Reporter Ellen Barry told about the brouhaha with the American Psychological Association three years ago. She said the study the APA reported was "dryly titled, 'A Meta-Analytic Examination of Assumed Properties of Child Sexual Abuse Using College Samples.'" Which means, one must suppose, that if you couch child abuse in "intellectual" language, this makes it all okay.

She quoted a spokesperson for the APA, "We were under heavy attack for six months. It will have a chilling effect on this kind of research." To which, most people would shout their approval, but not the Globe. It still believes that sex at an early age is good for children.

The Globe reported that author Judith Levine was asked "whether she could conceive of a positive relationship between a priest and a youth. Although [Levine] said she does not condone relationships between children and authority figures, she said it was conceivable."

So there you are, Father Geoghan, you were only ahead of your time. With the help of the Boston Globe, we will get rid of this silly hang-up we have about adults "molesting" children. After all, what you did was harmful only because you were an "authority" figure.

The headline for the Globe article was Storm greets book on sexual experience of children. It appeared on Sunday, April 14, as the main story on page A6. The name of the book is Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex.