An ephebe or ephebus is a young adult. The ephebophile is attracted to young adults.pe·do·phile
ˈpedəˌfīl/
noun
ephebophile
- a person who is sexually attracted to children.
əˈfēbōˌfīl/
noun
- an adult who is sexually attracted to adolescents.
Perhaps it's time that this thread returned to the original intention ?
The title was , I believe, " Will priests be allowed to marry again ? "
I didnt say they were. I said that in the CATHOLIC CHURCH SCANDAL, the victims were almost exclusively teenage BOYS, meaning that the offenders were homosexuals. That doesn't mean that only homosexuals are ephebophiles. But it does mean that the Catholic Church scandal was a GAY scandal.Now where does your dictionary tell you that homosexuals are conflated with either ephebophiles or pedophiles.
If homosexual means what it normally means - adults attracted to other adults of the same sex - then that doesn't follow.I didnt say they were. I said that in the CATHOLIC CHURCH SCANDAL, the victims were almost exclusively teenage BOYS, meaning that the offenders were homosexuals.
Technically, a teenager has reached puberty, and qualifies sexually as an adult, even though socially and emotionally they still need to grow up. That's why ephebophiles are categorized as gay, straight, and bi.If homosexual means what it normally means - adults attracted to other adults of the same sex - then that doesn't follow.
So are people in prison, but prison rape is still not about homosexuality.Technically, a teenager has reached puberty, and qualifies sexually as an adult, even though socially and emotionally they still need to grow up.
In prison, people only have access to one gender. There is no choice available. It is not a normal circumstance.So are people in prison, but prison rape is still not about homosexuality.
In prison, people only have access to one gender. There is no choice available. It is not a normal circumstance.
And there's certainly a strong element of access here.In prison, people only have access to one gender. There is no choice available. It is not a normal circumstance.