"Celibacy can indeed be a challenge but the vast majority of sexual abuse is not committed by celibates," says Ms Smith. "We found 4% [of priests] involved in child abuse - that means for 96% celibacy did not present a challenge in terms of child abuse."

From the study cited, there is absolutely no locical behind this statement that I can see. This was a comment from a recent story in the BBC. It is an example of folks defending a topic by twisting statistics around to support a conclusion they have already made.   

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8654789.stm