Priest Advocates Porn for Overstressed Clergy
Priests like Fr. Backhaus are no longer rare exceptions in the Church.
December 1, 2022 by William Kilpatrick 23 Comments
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse in the Catholic Church, Father Hermann Backhaus, a priest of the Diocese of Münster, Germany, proves you wrong. In a recent interview, Backhaus said that consuming pornography “can have a relieving effect” on celibate clergy.
A priest recommends pornography to fellow priests? It sounds strange at first—even a bit queer. But if you read below the headlines, you discover that Fr. Backhaus is also a psychologist. And, of course, psychologists speak with authority—even on moral issues.
At least, that’s what Fr. Backhaus seems to believe. He is quite proud of being a psychologist, and mentions the fact several times during the interview. For example: “I not only have a degree in psychology, but also a graduate degree in moral theology. But in our institution, I work as a psychologist who is also a priest—and not the other way around.”
In other words, for Fr. Backhaus, the degree in psychology trumps the degree in moral theology. “As a psychologist,” he said, “I do not judge or condemn porn consumption.”
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