Was Mohammed a Paedophile?

[Gracchus]

Among the Australian aborigines, a girl was married the day she was born, and if widowed, re-married immediately. The marriage, as I understand it, was not consummated until after puberty.

In the Roman Catholic church a person was responsible for their own actions at about the age of seven. Might this explain why pedophilic priests were tolerated by the hierarchy? You could become an acolyte (altar boy) at seven.

In any case, pedophilia is not specific to any one cult or sect. The OP is just more not-so-subtle Islam bashing.

 

[Caphi]

Anyone know who Rabindranath Tagore was? The guy who wrote Gitanjali and Chandalika? He married when the girl was about ten. It was perfectly normal even up until a few centuries ago in Asia.

 

[FunkyBrother]

Thanks for everyones input on this question. Although, I was hoping someone who had studied it in detail would answer and didn't get, there are still some very interesting responses.

What I have noticed (and I didn't know this before) is how non-Christians are very sympathetic to paedophiles.

Or perhaps, there are more liberals on this forums, so really it indicates how liberals are pro-paedophile.

Not looking to condem here (although I agree both are sin in the eyes of the LORD) just making observations

 

[Caphi]

Thanks for everyones input on this question. Although, I was hoping someone who had studied it in detail would answer and didn't get, there are still some very interesting responses.

What I have noticed (and I didn't know this before) is how non-Christians are very sympathetic to paedophiles.

Or perhaps, there are more liberals on this forums, so really it indicates how liberals are pro-paedophile.

Not looking to condem here (although I agree both are sin in the eyes of the LORD) just making observations

Excuse me? That's just ridiculous. What you seem to be reading as "sympathetic", though I can't imagine where you get that, is people informing you that in the past, in certain countries, marrying a girl at an early age was a normal thing. It has nothing to do with either paedophilia (insofar as it means abuse, rather than social phenomena) or modern-day judgement. I will thank you to kindly not misinterpret so grossly.

 

[tocis]

Exactly!

What will be the next claim - that I am a piece of fascist scum because hey, some decades ago in my German homeland fascism was The Power(TM)?

 

[The-Doctor]

The problem with ancient customs is we compare them to what is acceptable today. In effect we are judging the past by our own standards which were not appliable then. Today generally the practice of marrying so young is unacceptable in many parts of the world however back then it was not.

 

[tgg]

I'd say a yes to this. Do any Muslim men believe that it is okay for them to have sex with 9 year old girls? I certainly hope not. :-(