Outrage as Greece adds pedophilia to list of ‘disabilities’
January 17, 2012 ( FRCblog.com ) - This week brought yet another of those “you’ve gotta be kidding” stories. The Associated Press reports that the Greek government has expanded its list of officially recognized “disabilities” to include pedophiles (as well as exhibitionists, kleptomaniacs, and pyromaniacs). Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council. This means pedophiles in Greece may now qualify for government-funded disability pay—not despite, but because of, their pedophilia. I assume that the “disability” classification stems from identifying pedophilia as a mental illness. Yet not every “illness” is a “disability.” Wikipedia offers several definitions of “disability,” but a central concept is the existence of a “restriction in the ability to perform a normal activity of daily living.” Pedophiles do not have a “restriction in the ability to perform a normal activity.” They have an inclination to perform an abnormal activity. This is not a disability. Taking pedophilia out of