Priest Caught In Gay Sex Scandal
The Vatican said that on Saturday they had suspended a priest from a senior post at the Holy See after an Italian TV program using a hidden camera recorded him making advances to a young man and asserting that gay sex was not sinful.
The Vatican did not identify the man by name but Msgr. Tommaso Stenico confirmed in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that he had been suspended from his post at the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy, an office which aims to ensure proper conduct by priests.
Vatican teaching holds that homosexual activity is a big Sin.
The man La Repubblica identified as the Vatican official can be heard saying that "he didn't feel he was sinning" by having sex with gay men and asking his visitor if he liked him.
The Italian news agency ANSA quoted him as saying he had sent his superiors "a dutiful memo" about the case.
A woman identifying herself as a producer for La7's "Exit" program declined to comment about the case, saying only that the program could be viewed on the network's website.
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