Pedophiles should not be stigmatized as they are today.

I think there may of been an honest mistake made there, my sentence "which in time should lead to no more stigmatization of pedophilia as hopefully it will no longer exist." was actually referring to pedophilia no longer existing, my whole argument is based around how the stigma should continue existing. My other arguments also were to show how our culture has people that stigmatize every minority in our culture, some for things that are not even illegal like the transgender cases. Stigma exists in society for people that murder or rape, rightfully so, stigma therefore should also exist for anything criminal - for which pedophilia, in all of its forms, is. Better education and improvements in culture are needed to eradicate the problem of extremists, however for something as sensitive as child abuse, there is no escaping the inevitable stigma that is going to come from communities that are more susceptible to extreme views and actions. It is unfair, but it is not something that means stigma surrounding pedophiles should go away, this isn't something to be normalized in the public imagination like transgender or homosexuality, it is a crime that needs to cease. As for the arguments made surrounding child pornography, I fully disagree that any influence would arise from being around other children at a young age. If in any circumstances incestual attractions occur then it would be an isolated psychiatric problem, I would guess not common enough to come close to the numbers of pedophiles there are. Pedophilia is a bad evolutionary trait of our society, existing in pedophilia circles long before we had photography and the circulation of such imagery would have come from the same people and led to countless more abuses. There is no justification to be made for any such imagery or allowance for the attraction, not with our current ethical and scientific understanding of children's psychological development, at least without significant preexisting mental health conditions. Ignorance isn't an argument in any other crime, as I once found out when dropping a cigarette cost me 75 quid. As for porn having a positive correlation it also has studies showing it decreases sexual stimulation and pushes a completely false take on what sex is all about, or really like in most cases. Advertising on television is tailor made through countless studies of how imaginations are shaped by what you see so your mind will remember "such a product" when it comes to wanting that particular item. That shows that there is a link to be made already, like in my previous argument i mentioned, seeing death desensitizes you to it, therefore so would watching any other criminal act if it brought you pleasure. It would certainly lead to more people doing it, and can be seen from how there's been in an increase in other popular sexual activities from porn seen in society. For someone to be accused of being sexually attracted to children, my guess would be they would have to have been caught viewing it, or acting on it. Otherwise if the problem exists in someone who has not acted on it, then awareness needs to be around that these people should get help, discreetly. You wouldn't announce on a speaker you had murderous thoughts about a neighbor, neither should you to that. If more awareness was around to begin with then maybe the condition wouldn't occur. For example, if you believed murder was inexcusable and such a horrible ordeal for the families that have to go through it, and the witnesses, not to mention the victim etc - my guess is you would not want to do it. The same view should be instantly recognized in pedophilia, it is a crime after all and the harm it causes is there for all to see. With the priests, again I point to the issues in society that have always existed when people are less informed, and the ignorant viewpoints that they can develop. Religion gets a lot of stick to begin with, no more so from me, but I do believe it is unfair for all priests to be labelled pedophiles because of the actions of a few. However there is no crime in being a priest, so those who get accused are being accused solely because they belong to the same religious body and are actually not guilty of anything. In that case I believe that particular cultural stigma is not really the same. As for your final paragraph I agree that help should exist for these people, but removing the stigma from them is like asking people not to stigmatize rapists, or terrorists as it is in fact a horrific and comparable crime. Perhaps what is needed is a re-education of the term pedophilia for the people that exhibit this attraction, but are not viewers of pornography or molesters. I do not think many people would fall under this new classification to be honest. Also agree with CBT or other neurological approaches to help them. The ultimate goal in my opinion though should be to end the rings that distribute the material, remove the material from circulation and continue to improve education about why it is wrong, both in terms of pedophilia and the consequences of extreme stigmatization of all people.