
A Polish Catholic bishop handed in his resignation to the Pope after his diocese was wracked by accusations of a gay orgy that included a male prostitute in a priest’s apartment, the Associated Press reported.
The exact reason for the Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak‘s resignation was not revealed by the Vatican, but one of his priests was placed under criminal investigation for having allegedly hosted a gay orgy at his apartment where a male prostitute was in attendance. According to some media reports, one attendee collapsed after overdosing on erection medication.
From the AP:
A prosecutor said the priest is suspected of “failing to provide assistance to a person whose life is at risk,” for having allegedly tried to bar paramedics from entering the apartment.
It wasn’t the first incident involving clergy in the diocese to make headlines, suggesting that the orgy scandal was the final straw for the Vatican. Pope Francis moved with unusual speed to remove Kaszak after the bishop said he offered to resign Sept. 29.
In 2010, the then-acting rector of the Sosnowiec seminary allegedly got into a scuffle at a gay club, but was allowed to remain in his job for over a year even after the case was publicized by Polish media. The Holy See finally intervened and dissolved the seminary altogether, according to the PAP news agency.
Read the full report over at the Associated Press.
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