ROME (RNS) — Lurid accusations of priests involved in sex orgies, porn videos and prostitution have emerged from several parishes in Italy recently, sending shock waves all the way to the Vatican and challenging the high standards Pope Francis demands of clergy.
In the southern city of Naples, for example, a priest was recently suspended from the parish of Santa Maria degli Angeli over claims he held gay orgies and used Internet sites to recruit potential partners whom he paid for sex.
The allegations concerning the Rev. Mario D’Orlando were brought to the attention of the diocese when an anonymous letter was sent to a Naples bishop. D’Orlando denied the charges when he was summoned by the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, but is now facing a formal inquiry conducted by local church officials.
In the northern city of Padua, a 48-year-old priest, the Rev. Andrea Contin, is facing defrocking as well as judicial proceedings amid accusations he had up to 30 lovers, some of whom he took to a swingers’ resort in France.

Contin was removed from his parish of San Lazzaro after three women came forward with complaints against him in December. Bishop Claudio Cipolla of Padua cut short a visit to Latin America to deal with the scandal.
“I am incredulous and pained by the accusations,” Cipolla said at a news conference last month. “This is unacceptable behavior for a priest, a Christian and even for a man.”
One woman, who claims to have been Contin’s lover for more than three years, claimed the priest carried intimacy gadgets and bondage equipment, prostituted his lovers on wife-swapping websites and also invited other priests from the area to sex parties.
“Even if, at the end of this affair, there are no legal consequences, we have a duty by canon law to take disciplinary action,” said Cipolla.

He also revealed Pope Francis telephoned him personally at the end of January to offer his support and urge him to stay “strong.”
Since his election the pope has taken a tough line on ethical behavior in the church, though he has also recognized the reality of human imperfection and personal flaws.
In recent weeks the pontiff has spoken out many times against “temptation,” and last week he told a gathering of clergy at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome that faith could not progress without the challenge of temptation.
“Temptation is always present in our lives. Moreover, without temptation you cannot progress in faith,” he said.
Alberto Melloni, professor of church history at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, said there is nothing unusual about scandals in the priesthood.
“There is no sin that a cleric doesn’t commit. Scandals to me seem quite normal,” he said.
“And I think the illusion of stopping scandals through better selection of personnel is not very promising and has not yielded great results. ”
Francis has frequently called for a more rigorous screening process for seminarians, and he has taken direct action when scandals erupt in Italy.

A case in point: When reports of “playboy priests” surfaced in the Italian diocese of Albenga-Imperia in the northern region of Liguria in late 2014, the pope sent a special envoy to investigate claims that clerics had posted nude photos of themselves on gay websites, sexually harassed the faithful and stole church funds.
Two years later the pope replaced the leader of the diocese, Bishop Mario Oliveri.
Austen Ivereigh, commentator and author of The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope, said the pope distinguished between sinfulness and corruption and was intent on “rooting out” corruption inside the church.
“The remedy for those who succumb to temptation is forgiveness and a fresh start,” Ivereigh said. “The problem is when priests turn their backs on the people, lead hidden lives and end up justifying their conduct. That’s corruption.
“And it’s only possible in the priesthood because of clericalism. That’s why the pope is so intent on rooting it out.”


SOURCE: http://www.brivalix.com/sex-0rgies-pr0stitution-p0rn-allegations-shake-catholic-church-in-italy/

No, they won't see these ones, they are more interested in a 17yr old girl from the North who got married.

Hmmm, this is serious magana

nextprince:
No, they won't see these ones, they are more interested in a 17yr old girl from the North who got married.

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You're a sick Pedophile on the loose...get a life "aboki mah guy"

You're all sickos....your common denominator is freakiness...it has nothing to do with tribe or race....Aboki take note!

nextprince:
No, they won't see these ones, they are more interested in a 17yr old girl from the North who got married.

try and get sense for once

urchcam:

try and get sense for once

Go and defend yourselves and stop all these diversionary tactics.

nextprince:
No, they won't see these ones, they are more interested in a 17yr old girl from the North who got married.

are you trying to justify paedophillia n u dont want people to condemn it?u didnt read the article?the Church frowns at all forms of immorality so whatelse do u want to 2hear?

Oktoberfest:

are you trying to justify paedophillia n u dont want people to condemn it?u didnt read the article?the Church frowns at all forms of immorality so whatelse do u want to 2hear?

Go and continue frowning at those things and stop self-servicing on muslim issues. Pls what's the age of this single pregnant mother from Akwa Ibom?

http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/05/rescued-13yr-old-pregnant-girl-in-akwa.html

nextprince:


Go and continue frowning at those things and stop self-servicing on muslim issues. Pls what's the age of this single pregnant mother from Akwa Ibom?

http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/05/rescued-13yr-old-pregnant-girl-in-akwa.html

Evil is evil wether committed by a catholic priest, a sultan, a budhist monk or whatever. There is alot of psychological, social and physical hazards associated with early child birth from vvf, prolonged labour, pueperal psychosis and perinatal mortality but offcourse you dont care because u are not a woman and your religion does not see anything wrong with such acts

Oktoberfest:

Evil is evil wether committed by a catholic priest, a sultan, a budhist monk or whatever. There is alot of psychological, social and physical hazards associated with early child birth from vvf, prolonged labour, pueperal psychosis and perinatal mortality but offcourse you dont care because u are not a woman and your religion does not see anything wrong with such acts

And this pregnant single mother is an adult, I guess. Continue.

http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/05/rescued-13yr-old-pregnant-girl-in-akwa.html

nextprince:


And this pregnant single mother is an adult, I guess. Continue.

http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/05/rescued-13yr-old-pregnant-girl-in-akwa.html

Did i say christianity frowns at such or u are just being thick-headed?

Oktoberfest:

Did i say christianity frowns at such or u are just being thick-headed?

And how has the frowning of that by christianity solved the problem, mr light-headed?

nextprince:


And how has the frowning of that by christianity solved the problem, mr light-headed?

i guess s sharia laws have stopped stealing and fornication

Oktoberfest:

i guess s sharia laws have stopped stealing and fornication

Actually, it has not eliminated those vices but the muslims are fully aware of this and they concentrate on those issues rather than keeping them aside and be getting unnecessarily involved in problems of other religions.

My question is; why can't the Christians concentrate on their own problems? Why must they get themselves involved in muslims' problems and even throwing insults to the extent of using derogatory remarks against The Prophet?

Have they finished solving their own? Even if they have, must you solve another man's problem for him against his wish?

nextprince:


Actually, it has not eliminated those vices but the muslims are fully aware of this and they concentrate on those issues rather than keeping them aside and be getting unnecessarily involved in problems of other religions.

My question is; why can't the Christians concentrate on their own problems? Why must they get themselves involved in muslims' problems and even throwing insults to the extent of using derogatory remarks against The Prophet?

Have they finished solving their own? Even if they have, must you solve another man's problem for him against his wish?

...getting unnecessarily involved...why is it unnecessary?yea the prophet ought to be shown some respect atleast but as a human with conscience it is ur social obligation to speak out when you see some perceived social injustice....you are a human 1st before anything else.no sane individual ought to support the likes of isis,bh,nazi,kkk,slavery unless you are morally bankrupt no matter your creed

Oktoberfest:

...getting unnecessarily involved...why is it unnecessary?yea the prophet ought to be shown some respect atleast but as a human with conscience it is ur social obligation to speak out when you see some perceived social injustice....you are a human 1st before anything else.no sane individual ought to support the likes of isis,bh,nazi,kkk,slavery unless you are morally bankrupt no matter your creed

I'm talking of mango, you are talking of orange.

The issue here is that, the Christians are fast in casting aspersions to the person of The Prophet on account of early child marriage, any case of adultery and stealing by Muslims when they have handfuls of similar cases while you are talking of terrorist organisations which has consumed many lives even those of muslim scholars.

Pls give your argument some sense of directions rather than all these complications you are trying to add.

Yes, unnecessarily involved because I can tell you that almost all the religious crisis in this country are as a result christians getting involved in Islamic affairs.

Are you telling me that Muslims are not aware that christians are also involved in prostitution, stealing etc? When have you ever heard that Muslims insult the entire christians or Jesus because of that? At least, to let sleeping dogs, practise your religion and allow others. There are countries with more than five to ten different religions, but you hardly hear of religious crises in those countries and this is simply because one religion doesn't interfare in the affairs of the other. But here, every little thing, even the ones that have absolutely nothing to do with them, you will hear them calling The Prophet several unprintable names, why?

For example, if you talk of child marriage, aren't there underage christian girls getting pregnant? Have you finished solving the ones before jumping into another man's problem.
Is it biblical that you should first remove the pebble in your eyes first b4 thinking of the log in your neighbours own?

Judgement we start frm d house of God

nextprince:


I'm talking of mango, you are talking of orange.

The issue here is that, the Christians are fast in casting aspersions to the person of The Prophet on account of early child marriage, any case of adultery and stealing by Muslims when they have handfuls of similar cases while you are talking of terrorist organisations which has consumed many lives even those of muslim scholars.

Pls give your argument some sense of directions rather than all these complications you are trying to add.

the point is what is wrong is wrong, early child marriage just like terrorism, has its dark sides and should be discouraged even in Islam, perhaps it was common place in the middle east in times past and as such the Prophet should be excused...you as a person should speak against whatever is morally wrong whether its committed by a muslim or not,its your social responsibility.

Oktoberfest:

the point is what is wrong is wrong, early child marriage just like terrorism, has its dark sides and should be discouraged even in Islam, perhaps it was common place in the middle east in times past and as such the Prophet should be excused...you as a person should speak against whatever is morally wrong whether its committed by a muslim or not,its your social responsibility.

I have modified the post, check it again.

What is wrong is wrong but it is obvious that Islam and Christianity are incompatible and any interference from one side will be viewed negatively, so why not just keep to yourself for God's sake? Must you interfare?

You are talking of social responsibility. So, while speaking of what is wrong, you must insult The Prophet.

nextprince:


I have modified the post, check it again.

What is wrong is wrong but it is obvious that Islam and Christianity are incompatible and any interference from one side will be viewed negatively, so why not just keep to yourself for God's sake? Must you interfare?

You are talking of social responsibility. So, while speaking of what is wrong, you must insult The Prophet.

yes we must interfere, humans are social "animals" and must communicate always...just like spreading the message Islam to unbelievers, you make them see the wrongs in their beliefs right?

Oktoberfest:

yes we must interfere, humans are social "animals" and must communicate always...just like spreading the message Islam to unbelievers, you make them see the wrongs in their beliefs right?

And it is those interferences that are causing problems. The muslims don't interfare in your matters but you feel you must interfare in muslims' matters, then note you are responsible for religious crises in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, all these comments, saved for future reference.

nextprince:


And it is those interferences that are causing problems. The muslims don't interfare in your matters but you feel you must interfare in muslims' matters, then note you are responsible for religious crises in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, all these comments, saved for future reference.

there you go again,you are in support of violence against christians for "interferring"?you could say Jesus Christ is not the Son of God and no one would crucify you...enough said, keep on with what you believe is right and fair.

Oktoberfest:

there you go again,you are in support of violence against christians for "interferring"?you could say Jesus Christ is not the Son of God and no one would crucify you...enough said, keep on with what you believe is right and fair.

Yes, don't interfare, concentrate on your religion and allow us too.
Bye.