Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00260)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "stevestubbs" <stevestubbs@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Well, I am sure they know far more about it than I do since I know 
> almost nothing. But there seems to be a three way connection 
between 
> homosexuality, pedophilia, and priesthood, since both the Anglo-
> Cathoolic (Church of England) and Roman Catholic priesthoods have 
> attracted a plethora of them. What makes that relevant to 
> theosophical history is that Leadbeater was an Anglican priest who 
> hightailed it out of England for unexplained reasons before 
> proclaiming himself a clairvoyant. In his excellent autobiography 
IN 
> MY OWN WAY, Alan Watts (who was definitely hetero and who ended up 
> divorced when he confessed to a group that included his wife that 
he 
> saw nothing wrong with infidelty) said from direct observation 
that 
> the Anglican priesthood attracted homosexuals because of the 
frilly 
> lace garments they wore.

One can't observe motivations directly, but only deduce them (unless 
some priests actually declared such a motivation which seems highly 
unlikely.) Most crossdressers are straight; that's why they find 
women's clothing arousing. So this story sounds like hogwash.