Ethics

I Blame Gay Marriage Too

By Ed Brayton

From the "stop me if you've heard this one before" department, a Vatican official has been caught in a gay sex scandal:

The Vatican was today rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict's household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting.

Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, was caught by police on a wiretap allegedly negotiating with Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 29-year-old Vatican chorister, over the specific physical details of men he wanted brought to him. Transcripts in the possession of the Guardian suggest that numerous men may have been procured for Balducci, at least one of whom was studying for the priesthood.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 09, 2010 (boomark / email).