New Book Promises to Uncovers Vatican Sex Secrets

It's no secret that I view the term hypocrisy and the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy to be synonymous. Like far too many religious frauds, the hierarchy preaches one thing while aiding and abetting precisely what it condemns in others. It's all really about appearances, power, control and, of course, money. The world wide sex abuse cover up conspiracy orchestrated from the Vatican is a case in point. Now, Italian award-winning investigator Carmelo Abbate, has just released a new book entitled "Sex and the Vatican: A Secret Journey in the Reign of the Chaste," that paints a very debauched picture of the priesthood in Rome and the Vatican. Irish Central has details and here are some highlights:
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It's been an open secret for centuries, but the lid may have finally come off the forbidden sex life of Catholic priests. A new book alleges that thousands of Catholic priests are conducting secret relationships with men or women - many of them long term - in direct contravention of the Vatican's teachings on celibacy, be it either heterosexual and homosexual.
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Abbate's book, entitled 'Sex and the Vatican: A Secret Journey in the Reign of the Chaste,' was published in Italy on Wednesday and two British publishers are reportedly interested in buying the rights.
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"The purpose of the book is not to shame Catholic clergy, it is to expose the hypocrisy and double standards of the church," Abbate, an award-winning investigative reporter, told the press. "There are priests with children, but the kids cannot talk to their fathers in public for fear of their situation being discovered.
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"There is a culture of 'omerta' (silence) in which the church pretends not to know about any of this. If the authorities do find out, they just cover it up so as to avoid any scandal."
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Abbate used hidden cameras to film three priests attending gay nightclubs in Rome and even having sex, before donning their cassocks the next day and holding church services. "At the time the church said that these were just isolated incidents. I wanted to explore whether that was true and what I found was that the phenomenon is much, much wider," he said.
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Women who become pregnant by priests reportedly told him of being forced to have abortions - or of having to put their children up for adoption to keep their relationships secret. "For a lot of priests, the church's teachings on sexual relations are a prison," Abbate said.