I believe a diffferent version of the story posted before, I noted a couple of quotes from the story that seem odd to me? I don't know of any society where child pornography is or was considered normal behaviour, or treated as such?


#1
Benedict also said, however, that "the scandal must be seen in a broader social context, in which child pornography is seemingly considered normal by society and drug use and sexual tourism are on the rise".

#2
He said (the Pope)that "as recently as as the 1970s, pedophilia wasn't considered an absolute evil but rather part of a spectrum of behaviours that people refused to judge in the name of tolerance and relativism".

#3

"In the 1970s, pedophilia was theorized as something fully in conformity with man and even with children," the Pope said. "It was maintained — even within the realm of Catholic theology — that there is no such thing as evil in itself or good in itself. There is only a 'better than' and a 'worse than.' Nothing is good or bad in itself."

"The effects of such theories are evident today," he said.



Associated Press version