@offbeat Said
i'm not sure it's about the pregnancy issue really... i'd say that more gay men would be drawn to religion .. because it takes a nurturing , self sacrificing type of personality ... which aren't usually male heterosexual traits... so if you have a higher proportion of gay men then it makes sense that more young males would be involved than young females ... before anyone slams me over this post ...i'd like to say that the vast majority of the hetero men i've met would not be able to put others first, and especially not deny themselves the pleasure of a naked female .
Ther are few draw backs to your theory .
1, Gay men are attracted to gay men ,not male children. The word to describe adults who are attracted to children is totally different.
2, The way the catholic church has been since time began ,is to teach the lay catholic person that
only those that are in charge, starting with the parish priest and going up , is allowed to intercede between the mere mortal lay catholic person and god, that is why they have confessions and the priest doles out whatever patience that he feels sufficient for whatever sins being confessed. It is a very very important part of the churches teachings, to make sure their congregation knows and believes with no question no doubt , that their parish priest is the top of the heap . And that the pope is so close to being just like god that it's hard to make out where the pope ends and god starts.
3, you would be hard pressed to find a truly 'nurturing and or self sacrificing type of personality in a priest . Sure he's all that and more as long as his congregation does what it is suppose to , like bringing their money , coming to confession , enduring the yoke of guilt the church teaches is thirds to bear,,etc
The Catholic church keeps a goodly supply of nuns for those 'hands on' jobs that needs someone with a ''nurturing and or self sacrificing type of personality'.