Not at all you are making a straw man argument here I never claimed O Donohue had that position rather that practitioners and researchers in the field ignored the DSM position which is exactly what the quote says and also something O Donohue agrees with Again I was combating the notion that it was a absurd part to claim that pedophilia is a sexual orientation Since many researchers hold this position it would be unfair to call it absurd The disorder part is divided in the field some argue that it is not a disorder at all some do At the end of the day it is a value judgment as Cantor pointed out earlier in the thread not a scientific judgement If we choose to make this value judgment in the article it should be stated clearly and not pretend to have a scientific basis