I think most people forget that NAMBLA was originally part of the LGBT Alliance that was trying to get recognized by the UN. Until someone said, "wait, you have a pedo organization in there!?"

Homosexual pedophilia was historically more tolerated (Greece, Afghanistan, everwhere the Catholic church touched, etc.) because men have always been seen as more disposable than women. The pattern keeps reappearing.
We're seeing it now but with the "Minor Attracted Persons," bullshit. Things have become more malevolent and deranged since NAMBLA.
Societal development and understanding of the human brain has progressed too far to keep the pattern repeating without pushback or a raised eyebrow, homophobia, internalized homophobia, and transphobia be damned.
Very dishonest and very evil people are still using social shields to deflect from what it is, it's inexcusable. It is not Ancient Greece anymore. This is not Afghanistan. Acquiring power in a religious organization does not and should not protect you from the law.
To add on to my theory, I'd argue early porn introduction is
also a way to steer a boy to... well maybe not exclusively homosexuality.
It's a tactic used by these modern day and VERY OPENLY DEGENERATE pedophile rings on the internet to normalize and condition kids to do things. The level of exposure, the contents of the pornography, and how it comes about in a kid's life might also determine how sexuality develops.
Their targets aren't exclusively boys though, so maybe it goes a bit off topic.