On what planet was adultery ever considered as heinous as raping kids? Not this one.
In fact in the old testament - male adultery was completely accepted. It was only female adultery that was a "crime". And a man would only be accused of and punished for adultery if he had sex with a married woman, not a single one. Married men were free to have sex outside marriage with single women without punishment.
It was only when Jesus preached both men and women should be faithful, that that changed (and only in Christianity, not in Judaism at the time. Islam gets around male adultery by allowing men more than one wife).
Most paedophiles were themselves abused as children.
MYTH.
More females are sexually abused as children & youths than males. The vast vast majority of child sex abusers are male; so explain that to me.
Are you conveniently claiming that female kids who are sexually abused (the majority of abuse victims) don't go on to be sexual abusers, but male kids do?
Male child sex abusers - the vast vast majority of child sex abusers - may CLAIM to have been sexually abused, but you have no proof of that.
When caught, they are facing legal/criminal punishment and social ostracisation etc etc. Of course they're going to claim things that cast them as a victim, that gain sympathy, that appears to ameliorate their crimes ..... Things that very often can't be proven either way.
Child sex abusers often display extremely deceptive, manipulative behaviour, they often groom kids and entire families for years, they often gain positions of trust and authority; but you think they're not capable of throwing in some deception or manipulation or distraction when facing discovery and punishment??
There are many many people, including men, who have been victims of child sex abuse, who would never ever do to a child what was done to them. Why would anyone who was mistreated, abused, whose childhood was twisted and tainted in that way, want to do that to another person? Are they incapable of thought, incapable of empathy? No, normal people who were victims of CSA do not think that way. Only sexual predators do
Most child sex abusers are neither "true" paedophiles (who are solely emotionally avd sexually attracted to children) ..... Nor are they likely to be CSA victims.
They conform to a set of personality traits that means that are sexually predatory, entitled, exploitative, and hugely lacking empathy.
When caught they will wax lyrical about the ill effects on their life of being caught abusing kids, but when asked what they think the ill effects in the lived the kids are, of being abused by them ....they are reported to stare blankly and have very very little to say.
The are entitled sexual predators. They just see an easy source of sex that they don't have to get true consent from. They enjoy exploiting other people, and choose who to exploit for ease and lack of comeback. Their behaviour is rarely limited to child sex abuse, you'll find they are exploitative and lacking empathy and integrity across the board.
Stop peddling MYTHS.