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flag Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch apologized after calling the Church’s abuse scandal “mostly homosexual issues,” sparking backlash for equating homosexuality with pedophilia.

flag Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch faced backlash for suggesting on a radio show that the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal was “mostly homosexual issues” rather than pedophilia, drawing criticism from survivors, advocacy groups, and religious organizations. flag He later apologized, calling the remarks “ill-thought” and inconsistent with his values, clarifying they were made during a discussion about media attention on abuse by coaches and teachers versus clergy. flag Experts and advocates emphasized that equating homosexuality with pedophilia is scientifically unfounded and harmful, noting the majority of victims were boys, with an average age of 12.6, and abuse affects all genders. flag Groups like SNAP and Voice of the Faithful condemned the comments as dismissive and damaging, reaffirming the crisis was systemic and rooted in institutional cover-ups. flag The controversy coincided with a First Amendment lawsuit over religious statues on a public safety building, intensifying scrutiny of the mayor’s leadership and city’s religious symbolism.

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