Tag: priest

An antigay priest from Detroit accused of molesting a teenage boy in the 1970s and supplying alcohol to at least two minors has produced a letter signed by over 50 former altar boys saying he’s not a predator because he never acted inappropriately towards any of them. Last month, the Associated Press ran a story about a former altar boy who alleged Rev. Eduard Perrone had molested him at a lake house in the late 1970s. The alleged molestation happened...

During a mass service in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sunday (14 July) afternoon, one of the country’s most famous priests, Father Marcelo Rossi, was shoved off stage by a woman who ran past security and onto the stage with him. The shocking moment happened in front of an estimated crowd of 50,000 people, and was also broadcast on television. According to various Brazilian news outlets, the unnamed woman is 32-years-old and had travelled from Rio de Janeiro with her three-year-old child...

An anti-gay Brazilian priest who is celebrated in the country for his lively sermons was violently pushed from a stage on Sunday while delivering mass in Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo. Shortly before 3 p.m., a woman was able to rush past security and push Father Marcelo Rossi off the stage during a ceremony at the headquarters of Canção Nova. Video footage showed Rossi toppling from the stage as onlookers watched on in horror. The woman appears to be smiling after his...

Norm Self describes making his adult film debut at age 83 as “splendid.” The retired clergyman from North Carolina tells The Sun he feels “more vibrant” than ever, because his “erotic energy has taken over” since pivoting from a lifelong career in the church to a late career in adult entertainment two years ago. So far, 85-year-old Self has appeared in four gay adult films since 2017. And while he hasn’t been paid for his work, he’s really not too concerned about...

Cleric at center of sex film scandal given 'personal leave' by church A young priest in Ireland, who was filmed having gay sex on the altar of a church, has gone into hiding after being placed on leave. The man has reportedly been removed from his duties to deal with personal issues and mental health problems. A report in the Irish Mirror newspaper, claims that the daily has seen an internal church document confirming that the priest at the center of the...

Remember the 79-year-old priest and his 24-year-old husband who left him for a richer and younger man (after taking his home and money)? Apparently, they’re back together! News broke earlier today that Philip Clements from Kent and his model (in name only) husband Florian Marin are back together after a very ugly breakup. Clements is sharing that he and Marin have kept in touch and that they are planning to get back together. As he said when making the announcement: "We have learned....

Rev. Gregory Greiten told his congregation this past Sunday, “I am Greg. I am a Roman Catholic priest. And, yes, I am gay!" The priest serves the St. Bernadette Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and after coming out to them he then came out the rest of the world through a column in the National Catholic Reporter. In the article, Greiten says that even though there are somewhere between 8,554 and 21,571 gay Catholic priests in the United States (a number he...

A couple in Victoria, Australia, who’ve chosen to keep their identities a secret, were recently very excited for their upcoming wedding. The wedding was planned for November at a Presbyterian church and everything seemed to be going smoothly. Adjacently, Australia is in the throes of a public vote deciding the public view on same-sex marriage and whether it should be legal in the country. Last month, the bride of the couple decided to share her thoughts on the situation on social media. “I...

The debate around marriage equality in Australia gets uglier by the day. Despite warnings from LGBT+ activists that a plebiscite on same-sex marriage would lead to animosity towards the community – which it already has – the country is expected to take part in a postal vote on the issue later this month. Now, a priest at a Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne has come under fire for allegedly demanding his flock vote no in the marriage equality vote, and later...

Rev Philip Clements, 78, tied the knot to his male model partner Florin Marin, 24, in a small ceremony at Ramsgate Registry Office on Tuesday. The couple exchanged vows in the presence of two guests before being declared Mr and Mr Marin-Clements. “Is it real? Has it happened? Is it a dream? It’s a special day,” Philip said after the ceremony. His new husband didn’t seem to share the same sentiment, calling it just a “normal day”. “It doesn’t change absolutely nothing (sic),”...

He allgedly paid some of the hunks for taking part A Catholic priest in Italy has been suspended because he organized gay sex parties. The Archbishop of Naples, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, officially suspended the parish priest of the Santa Maria degli Angeli parish it was revealed on Tuesday (21 February). The priest now faces accusations of organizing gay sex parties, after the cardinal received an anonymous tip. It came as a letter, sent to the house of an auxiliary bishop. The letter reportedly contained...

For the record, The Vatican still doesn’t think those of us with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” or people who “support the so-called ‘gay culture'” should be priests. A new statement reiterates the ban on gay priests that’s been in place since 2005, stating that those who “practice homosexuality” will not be welcomed into the priesthood. The document was published Thursday: The Church, while profoundly respecting the persons in question, cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practice homosexuality, present...

A priest in California was just suspended after allegedly sending unsolicited photos to the church’s pool boy then firing the poor guy after he turned down his unwanted advances. Monsignor Lawrence McGovern is, er, was the pastor of Presentation Parish. In a sexual harassment complaint filed late last week, the parish’s former pool boy, a married father of two, claims McGovern sent him naughty photos along with a text that read, “Oops. Sorry about that. The curse of the Internet. Shame on me. What is my penance?” When the pool boy asked...

I am father Donovan and I am 38 years old. I would like to keep my anonymity because as you will see, my situation is far from common. I was born in a religious family and we have always cherished the Christian teachings and followed them by the letter. As I grew, I knew I was going to follow in my father’s footsteps and become a priest in our small community and this is exactly what I did. I...