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Gay Sex scandal at Vatican

by Whaleoil on March 7, 2010

The Vatican has been hit by a gay sex scandal. Why it has taken this long is beyond me.

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.

The explosive claims about Balducci’s private life have caused grave embarrassment to the Vatican, which has yet to publicly comment on the affair.

[snigger]

In January this year, the Carabinieri recorded an exchange in which Balducci and Ehiem discuss a seminarian, or student for the priesthood. Balducci is said to have asked: “Listen, have you spoken with the seminarian by any chance?” Ehiem says he is “probably at mass or something”. On 11 January, Ehiem calls again to recommend “a colleague, a friend” of the seminarian because the latter is unavailable. He says the colleague is “better, taller, a bit taller than you”. Later, Ehiem asks: “Can I send [him] around straight away?”

He asks where Balducci is. The adviser says: “Up at the seminary … where the cardinal lives.” Ehiem replies: “He could get there within half an hour … the time it takes to catch a taxi and get there.”

[snort]

And DPF thinks links to Goat Sex and Penguin Sex get him traffic.

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  • Rach

    Yeah as if this hasnt happened before now lol. Just because its the top of the catholic curch doesnt mean they dont have the dirty habits of common people… Altho our faith says if he goes to confession and repents his sins he will still go to heaven. Filthy sodomite. Another reminder of why I hate religious institutions.

  • Titan-Uranus

    Wow ,the vatican a gay brothel, who ever woulda thunk that?

  • garry

    Is that a gun in your cassock father – or are you just pleased to see me?

    cheers
    G

  • Jimmie

    Tip of the iceberg – I bet if ya jabbed all the vatican residents with a truth serum you would probably find a high percentage of them would be involved in the same. Bring in marriage for priests I reckon – sort this weird crap out.

  • Pauleastbay

    To be fair there’s no mention that any of those involved are priests, seminarians are not priests.

    And Rach— ” filthy sodomite” ” dirty habits” you need to relax somewhat. FFS does it really matter gays gay . If you hate relegious institutions don’t refer to it as our faith. You can’t have a buck each way

    Intolerant fuckwit,it easy to call people names isn’t it.

    The same thing has happened at Buckingham Palace recently. Who cares.

  • Darren

    Granted, we live in 2010 now and society needs to finish moving on from discriminating against a whole sector of itself over its sexual preferences, which at the end of the day is a non-issue.
    HOWEVER, in this case it wasnt the fact that someone in the catholic church (big religion, so not entirely suprising) is that way inclined, but that they were nabbed hiring sex workers, if they were male or female it would still be wrong, and is the underlying wrong here.
    Not every country has such liberal laws concerning ‘the oldest profession’ as what we have here in little NZ, sometimes its hard to remember that.

  • T.Oh

    Big ups to Darren, homosexuality is def not the issue. The issue is that this “church” organisation that constantly speaks out on “immoralities”, which operates primarily on donations from it’s many parishoners around the globe is using their tithe money for hookers. Anyway,pass the sacramental wine baby we gon hav a PARTAAY!!!!!

  • garry

    I agree – the issue is about an organisation that like many, is set up as a moral authority – in this case a moral authority representing God on earth – that has been caught with its pants down on issues like this.

    Ive met a lot of fine people who are catholics including two Capuchin monks, one Parish priest and a whole heap of really nice practicing catholics. For these people – its a sad thing to see this happen – but in the end they are all only human. I dont care what the vatican do in their lives as long as they dont unnecessarily harm anyone else by their actions. Unfortunately they may cause harm to many of their adherents who might be very disillusioned?

    I think why people leap on this and yes…make some fun of it… is that they rightly get a kick out of having the fact exposed that these folk are only human after all. Its no different to the moral majority in the USA – if you declare you are representing all that is good and holy – dont be surprised if people dance a jig when you make an error like this.

    Cheers
    G

  • Rach

    Actually I dont care if people are gay or straight [as I have said in other comments on here] but I dont like promiscuity and sex being sold. Some how it feels perverted rather than different. If we were talking about a man in a monogamis relationship with another man, I wouldnt think it was disgusting. I also never thought he was involved with the church but he is employed by it, he works for an institution that teaches that what he is doing is wrong and but would forgive him for it anyway.
    Sorry if I was unclear in my abuse…

  • garry

    Thanks Rach for the clarification – its not easy to always flesh out the meanings and subtleties when youre tapping away at a keyboard. I read you right from your first comment and to me where you were coming from was clear and you’ve just confirmed it -im on a steep learning curve with this blogspeak business and i’ve learned (I think) to take a deep breath and edit the comment down till your’e happy with it.

    There are some angry people on these blogs i’ve found. Politicians ignore what people are writing here and elsewhere at their peril.

    Cheers and thanks for your contributions
    G

  • Rach

    Thanks Garry.
    I’m not very articulate at times I know, especially when it comes to opinions and everyone has their own ideas about things. You are never going to please everyone no matter what you say on blogs/blogcomments, so I dont try to. Blogs are the one place you can be truely honest and you may get noticed, like Mr Whale here, or you may not but you may as well put yourself out there and say something that other people wont.

  • garry

    No worries Rach. Initially this blog scared the bejeezus out of me – and sometimes still does – but its good to get the blood pumping.

    I think if folk can just get past the anger and not insult each other with fishing trip / public bar terminology – and not immediately pillory someone for expressing themselves – this type of forum will effect even more change than it already has (its effected some positives for me personally). I find the level of anger frightening – and i think that it says something about our nation. What this place tells me is … how LITTLE we communicate – and that is a scary thought. When we get the chance – it ALL comes out in a rush.

    The aggression on the site is almost palpable – and my approach to it is to simply be polite at all times – apologise if anyone is wounded by comments (i had to apologise to a guy Steve on here yesterday – i posted a badly worded comment – in the end we had common ground…solo fatherhood – and i know how isolated and put-upon one can feel if in that situation) – and generally try try try to see the other persons point of view but NEVER compromise your own stance while doing so unless you find yourself proved wrong. I also think – ask questions of people if you have a reaction to something .. but dont insult them. Everyone needs to retain their dignity … Words have power – to create or destroy – nothing inbetween.

    its not about winning – there are some valuable things people are saying on this site – and some of the best bits are being lost by burying them within insults and bravado.

    Just an opinion

    Cheers
    G

  • Rach

    Nah good opinion! I agree with you. I offended someone with my comments so I thought I should back up my stance with an explanation of what my feelings are on the matter. My problem is I can be liberal minded on some matters and totally closed on others, and very stong in my opinions on them.

  • garry

    Haha .. jeez – rach – join the human race. You’ve summed us all up nicely..

    G

  • Pauleastbay

    Garry and Rach– I hope you two are very happy together. The chemistry is palatable.

    WO you are bringing people together .

    T.OH if the catholic church relied on donations they wouldn’t be able to pay for a labour party bus trip.

  • garry

    Haha – gidday pauletcetc – good quip and well executed.

    Hope your day is going well – this blogging is addictive!

    Cheers
    G

  • garry

    Paul – i think that the word you were searching for is “palpable” … palatable has to do with the sense of taste or similar

    cheers
    G

  • http://www.cadlow.co.nz Spanishbride

    Garry, I think you would make a great Blogger on Gotcha.
    Interested in your own Blog? You can be the polite one :)
    Contact WO if you ever feel the urge.He doesn’t bite despite his persona.Imagine having your own piece of cyber space as a contributing writer on Gotcha.

  • Rach

    Pauleast bay I think you might just be a tad jealous because you didnt get what I was trying to say first off and other people liked my posts better than yours.

  • jonno

    I guess I’ll have to play the bad cop, then. I’m not overly keen on rumprangers OR leftfooters.

  • Titan-Uranus

    Lol, here`s me wondering wtf is a rum -pranger .

    Thank fuck for google.