In a Saint Luke Institute sample of 280 priests who had sexually molested minors, only 20 percent were actually pedophiles.

In a Saint Luke Institute sample of 280 priests who had sexually molested minors, only 20 percent were actually pedophiles. Pedophilia is a clinical term referring to someone whose sexual orientation is towards a prepubescent child. It is true that psychotherapy usually cannot change one-s sexual orientation. The minority of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are actually diagnosable pedophiles. . . .