Vatican suspends Italian monsignor over gay sex

[helderheid]

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican said Saturday it has suspended a monsignor 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 monsignor by name.

But Monsignor 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.

"Don't condemn me," Stenico said, adding that the program "was done fraudulently" because it used a hidden camera

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When will society accept the fact that homosexuality is natural and not evil???

Signed,

A straight married woman and mother.

[iaviate1]

1. self delete

Oops... should probably watch what I say about organized religion.

[helderheid]

2. oh go ahead - it's Saturday night!

[Kurovski]

4. ...Watch what you say about orgasmatized religion, too.

I don't care if it's a groaner, I'm letting it stand.

[Kurovski]

3. That headline is inaccurate.

"Vatican suspends Italian monsignor for GETTING CAUGHT having gay sex."

[Kurovski]

5. I apologize for killing your thread.

It's against my religion and I'm wracked with guilt.

[helderheid]

6. I kill threads all te time. No worries! :P

[Kurovski]

7. "te" time? Is that an eastern religious practice?

Please don't strike me! :scared:

[helderheid]

21. !

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

8. Yep. Definitely killed it.

Killed it dead.

[AlCzervik]

9. no, now it's dead. "Chimpsrsmarter, killing threads since 2003"

[Kurovski]

10. You killed Stenny! You bastard!

It just gets worse.

[AlCzervik]

11. it's my job, the pay sucks but hey i have a work ethic.

[Kurovski]

12. Hey chimpsrsmarter, there's a dead thread down by the river...

wanna go poke it with some sticks?!

[AlCzervik]

14. how convenient, thats where i live in a Van!

[Kurovski]

15. TahitiNut is down there trying to breath some life into the patient.

But his insouciance and use of German profanity is probably going to make it worse.

[Kurovski]

16. It's terrible that you work, yet you must live down by the river in a van.

[AlCzervik]

17. it's not right!

[Kurovski]

18. It certainly isn't.

Is the thread still dead?

[AlCzervik]

19. yes damnit! i'm not getting overtime so it's dead, thats that, i'm clocking out.

[Kurovski]

20. Okay then. I like a man who knows when it's quittin' time.

...and speaking of liking men, thank you Helderhieid, for the personal message you put in your OP.

I think society is way ahead of the church and the structures that strive to "control" us, so the answer to your question is "probably sooner than we think."

And may perpetual light shine upon this thread. Amen

[TahitiNut]

13. Does that mean schtupping a nun behind the organ is OK??

:crazy: