Original sentence: Following the scandals over paedophile priests in the Roman Catholic that began to emerge in the USA and Ireland in the late 1990s, the issue of hebophilia and homosexuality have become conflated and enhanced the controversiality of discussions about the ordination of gay people.Homosexuality and Roman Catholic priests.The ordination of gays and lesbians is not a new thing, but their ordination as openly practicing homosexuals has caused controversy among some churchgoers: recent surveys suggest that two-thirds of weekly protestant church-goers in the United States of America believe that it is inappropriate for gays and lesbians to serve in the clergy.These are mainly liberal protestant churches and include the Metropolitan Community Church and the Church of Sweeden where clergy may serve in senior clerical positions
Edited sentence: A 2006 survey suggests that Roman Catholic church-goers in the US are evenly split on whether such men should serve as priests or bishops.Despite the official line, some studies in the United States have suggested that at least a third of all priests in the US Catholic Church may be homosexual.Following the scandals over child abuse by serving priests in the Roman Catholic that began to emerge in the USA, Britain and Ireland in the late 1990s, some have mistakenly or deliberately conflated the issues of paedophilia and hebophilia with homosexuality.The ordination of gays and lesbians is not a new thing, but their ordination as openly practicing homosexuals has caused controversy among some churchgoers: a 2006 survey suggested that two-thirds of weekly protestant church-goers in the United States of America believe that it is inappropriate for gays and lesbians to serve as bishops or pastors; with the number opposed rising to 80% amongst evangelical christians.These are mainly liberal protestant churches and include the Metropolitan Community Church and the Church of Sweden where clergy may serve in senior clerical positions.This has subsequently enhanced the controversiality of discussions about the ordination of gay people