Semantics plays a crucial role in shaping perceptions, often masking the true nature of certain behaviors through the careful choice of words. In the context of the Catholic Church sex scandal, the media frequently used the term pedophile, a general term meaning sexual activity of an adult with a child. However, the more precise term is pederasty, which specifically refers to sexual relations between a man and a boy, often involving anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner. The broader term pedophile is more socially acceptable, while pederasty highlights a specific practice that some powerful groups prefer not to associate with broader lifestyle narratives. Words carry significant weight, as they influence thought and belief, ultimately shaping behaviors.

Any given doctrine must be built layer by layer, combining and comparing scriptures rather than allowing a single scripture to determine the doctrine. When we understand that porneia includes all the hideous perverted sexual sins that go beyond ordinary adultery- including bestiality, pedophilia, homosexuality, incest, and every other imaginable sexual perversion, we understand that Jesus gave a greater latitude and flexibility in these divorce decisions than we had earlier assumed (based exclusively upon adulterous 'fraud'). Any violence against the marriage contract (stemming from unconversion) would constitute grounds for divorce, and would permit the converted partner to remarry. Mutual access to the tree of life (God's Holy Spirit) gives marriage the best (actually the only) chance to succeed.