Vatican suspends cleric after TV show

The Vatican rarely comments on individual sex scandals, but this case directly touched the Holy See, apparently prompting confirmation of a report by an Italian TV program.

Using a hidden camera, the program on private Italian network La7, recorded a man identified as a priest  saying that he "didn't feel he was sinning" by having sex with gay men.

On Saturday, the Vatican said it had suspended a monsignor from a senior post at the Holy See.

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.

For more, read this AP story by Frances D'Emilio.

-- Jaime Holguin

Comments

[James]

Please don't transfer him to another parish as the church has done for so many years.