July 2--The American Psychological Association has admitted it made a mistake when it published a study which indicated that pedophilia can have a positive influence on a child. 

However, J. Edward Pawlick, the Publisher of Massachusetts News says that the Family Research Council in Washington is incorrect in getting excited about the change of heart. It was only the tremendous public pressure from radio talk show host Dr. Laura and others, such as House Majority Whip Tom DeLay which caused the organization to relent, according to most sources. 

The Chief Executive Officer of the APA, Dr. Raymond Fowler, has sent a letter to Congressman DeLay saying that the APA should have worked to “evaluate the article based on its potential for misinforming the public policy process” but “failed to do so.” 

“We still don't know who made the decision to publish this article in the first place,” said Pawlick. “Is he still there? Has his mind been changed?” 

The APA has attempted to distance itself from its article about pedophilia ever since the APA was exposed by an organization of psychologists and psychiatrists who treat homosexuals. They are The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH). 

In Massachusetts it was Pawlick who alerted the state to the article by publishing his own article on the Massachusetts News Internet site. His article was also mailed to all the residents in the city of Newton. Because of that mailing, the City of Newton and Gov. Cellucci's Department of Education sponsored a rally on May 20 against Pawlick. It said that his article was “hate mail” in that it discussed pedophilia and warned that “child molestation is being normalized.” 

Psychiatrists Also Are Questioned 

The professional association of psychiatrists, also known as the APA (American Psychiatrists Association) has sent a signal that it too will support the “normalization” of sex with children. They quietly changed their diagnostic manual a few years back so that a person no longer has a “disorder” simply because he molests children. To be diagnosed as “disordered,” the psychiatrists must look to the psyche of the adult. If the adult does not feel anxious about the relationship with the child or if he is not impaired in his work or social relationships, then he has no “disorder.” 

A high official in the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Kathleen M. Mogul of Newton, attempted to refute Pawlick's article with a personal attack in a letter to the Newton Tab. She said his “anti-gay mailing...spread untruths not only about gays but also about the psychiatric profession.” Pawlick had written: 

“Because the homosexual community is sharply divided on this subject, the study [that was published by the American Psychological Association] will undoubtedly cause consternation among them. Homosexuals are proud of the fact that most child molesters are not homosexuals. But they do not consider that the only reason this is true is because only 3% of the population are homosexuals; the truth is that pedophilia is more than three times more common among homosexuals. Some studies have shown that 35% of pedophiles are homosexual. It is estimated that approximately 80% of pedophilic victims are boys who have been molested by adult males.” 

When Dr. Mogul spoke at the Newton meeting against Pawlick, she said that only 30% of pedophiles are homosexuals (which was almost the figures cited by Pawlick in his mailing.) But the head of the Christian Coalition in Massachusetts, Evelyn Reilly, pointed out during a question period that according to Dr. Mogul's own numbers, this meant that a homosexual was from 3 to 10 times more likely to be a pedophile. This stunned Dr. Mogul and the audience into total silence with no answer forthcoming. 

In his reaction to the apology by the American Psychological Association, Pawlick commented, “Although it is good news that both APA's are going on record against pedophilia, it really doesn't mean anything until they actually change their policies. It's easy to mouth a few words. The psychologists should be firing the person who decided to publish that study in their journal and the psychiatrists should be changing their DSM. We'll know they're serious when they take some action, not just talk about it. 

“It's apparent we have serious problems when a top official of the American Psychiatric Association makes personal attacks against me just because I told the obvious, that the majority of the push for pedophilia is coming from the homosexual community, such as the North American Man/Boy Love Association. The homosexual community must take a serious stand against it, not just talk about it. That is not 'hate' talk; that is just the truth.”