ITALY
Daily Mail
Priest who ‘indulged in sexual role play where he made men pretend to be Judas Iscariot atoning for betraying Jesus during gay orgies’ is fired in Italy
By HANNAH ROBERTS IN ROME FOR MAILONLINE
An Italian priest has been sacked amid claims that he took part in gay orgies with a Swiss Guard.
The prelate was sacked from a religious order in Taranto after one of his online lovers contacted the church authorities with a dossier containing alleged evidence of sex with prostitutes, role play and explicit gay web chats.
The priest allegedly favoured sexual role-play scenarios in which his lover played the disciple Judas Escariot, and had to atone for his betrayal of Jesus by becoming his slave.
The diocese confirmed that the priest had been dismissed but claimed there were no other prelates involved.
A 32-year-old man, from Rovigo in northeast Italy, claimed he was contacted by the unnamed priest around six months ago on Facebook.
The man, an unemployed labourer, said he was having problems at the time and thought that ‘it could have been a sign from heaven.’ ‘I needed spiritual help,’ he told Corriere della Sera.
The priest revealed that he was gay during online chats and attempted to seduce the labourer.
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