Joseph J. Guido

Celibacy and homosexuality are not the cause of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, writes Joseph J. Guido in the following viewpoint. Most people who sexually abuse children are not priests, he maintains, so the discipline of celibacy is not likely the cause of the abuse. Moreover, research reveals that factors other than sexual orientation motivate the child sexual abuser, argues Guido. Guido is an assistant professor of psychology and a counseling psychologist at Providence College, in Rhode Island.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. In Guido’s opinion, what does the research on human sexuality he cites imply about the sexual abuse of children by priests"
2. What does Guido claim distinguishes pedophilia from other disorders"
3. According to the author, what two...