Gay priest scandal exposed in Rome

12 April 2012

A new scandal rocked the Catholic Church today after three priests were filmed at gay nightspots and having casual sex.

Italy's Panorama magazine said: "At night it's off with the cassock as they take their place as integrated members of Rome's gay scene."

The Church, which regards homosexuality as a sin had has already been hit by the paedophile priests outrage, today warned gay priests not to lead a "double life".

The Roman Catholic Rome diocese said no one was forcing homosexual prelates to remain as priests. It said "we don't want to hurt them" but their conduct "muddies the reputation of all the others".

The article describes how the reporter and a gay "accomplice" "gate crashed the wild nights of a number of priests in Rome who live a surprising double-life".

In its preview for the article, Panorma said: "By day they are regular priests, complete with dog collar, but, at night it's off with the cassock as they take their place as perfectly integrated members of the Italian capital's gay scene."

Panorma editor Giorgio Mule said: "This was a two week investigation and was not aimed at creating a scandal but showing that a certain section of the clergy behaves very differently."

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