France's Sarkozy criticised over paedophilia comments

[Flagg]

Source: AFP

FRANCE'S SARKOZY CRITICISED OVER PAEDOPHILIA COMMENTS

Received Saturday, 7 April 2007 19:31:00 GMT
PARIS, April 7, 2007 (AFP) - French right-wing presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy faced criticism on Saturday for recent comments about paedophilia and suicide, with an archbishop denouncing his statements.
Sarkozy said recently in an interview with the French magazine Philosophie that he was "inclined to think that people are born paedophiles, and that it is also a problem that we do not know how to manage."
He also told the magazine: "There are 1,200 or 1,300 young people who commit suicide in France every year. It's not because of a lack of attention from their parents. It's because, genetically, they are fragile and have a pre-existing sadness."
Archbishop of Paris Andre Vingt-Trois disputed the comments Saturday on RTL radio, saying that mankind has free will.
"What seems most serious to me is the idea that we cannot change the course of existence," he said. "To say that someone is predetermined by the family that surrounds him, by the conditions in which he lives, means that man is absolutely conditioned."

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[OwnedByFerrets]

1. I just love it when.......

the church, or an administration states an absolute with no facts or science to back it up.:crazy:

[Henny Penny]

2. Well at least you expect that from a religion...

but its a bit worrying when someone seeking high office and likely to have control over govt. policy is doing it.

[melody]

3. Yeesh

>It's because, genetically, they are fragile

It's because, intrinsically, they are sensitive and can see through a sociopathic politician's bullshit.

[fshrink]

4. The little guy is just pushing his positioning, which

is his spectacular image to "call as spade a spade". It's like a broken record. So once in a while he pushes it a tad too far. But that doesn't really matter because he's so "genuine". Reminds you of someone?

[Ian David]

5. If the Vatican said it couldn't cure pedophilia, there would be a lot fewer priests...

signing up to become celibate for the rest of their lives.