Yet another bomb shell to rock the Roman Catholic Church as an Italian investigative report tracks three priests in Rome who were caught by hidden cameras in sex romps and visits to gay clubs. Frankly, I am not surprised in the least. The more relevant question is how many [thousands] more are there and who many are within the ranks of the high clerics in the hierarchy? Papa Ratzi will naturally say the Church's sexual misconduct issues are all the fault of the gays - conveniently ignoring the Church system that helped make the priesthood a safe hiding place for both gays and pedophiles. Do I feel sorry for the priests caught in the probe? Not really - if they had any self-respect they would leave the Church. The good news, of course, is that at least these priests were not busy raping children and minors. Both The Advocate and the Daily Mail have coverage. Here are highlights from the Daily Mail:*
A gay priest sex scandal has rocked the Catholic Church in Italy today after a weekly news magazine released details of a shock investigation it had carried out. Using hidden cameras, a journalist from Panorama magazine - owned by Italian Prime Minister and media baron Silvio Berlusconi - filmed three priests as they attended gay nightspots and had casual sex.
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Today there was no immediate comment from the Italian Bishops Conference and the Vatican - which has been rocked by a series of sex scandals involving paedophile priests since the start of the year.
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Panorama described its investigation as 'deeply disturbing' as it detailed how three priests - two Italians and a Frenchman - happily took part in gay events and had casual sex.
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In one part of the investigation Panorama said that one priest, named as Carlo, willingly put on his cassock to have sex with the reporter's gay accomplice, adding 'all of which was filmed by the hidden camera'. The magazine also described how they had attended a Mass which was celebrated by Carlo.
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