"Up to" 50%? Quite correct, when read carefully.. Indeed, it could be "up to" 99%.

Perhaps "a disproportionately high number" might be more accurate? The actual proportion of homosexuals in the priesthood shouldn't really be a problem though. I think the root of the problem is the nature of the job itself and the opportunities and temptations it presents.

It should also be remembered that not all homosexuals are of a predatory nature, and about half(?) of them are inclined to be 'feminine' in nature. Admittedly that is a gross oversimplification of homosexuality, but approximately right enough to make my point, which is that if it was simply the presence of homosexuality in the priesthood which was causing the abuse, there would be far less of it than there obviously is.

The job attracts perverts of the worst kind, and that appears to have been the case for at least a thousand years. I find it very odd that in all that time, nothing effective has been done by the RCC to prevent it. Dealing with individual cases is all well and good, on the rare occasions it happens, but it's a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.