AdamSmith Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 A Gay Sex Harassment Case Gives a Glimpse of Vatican Orgies The Daily Beast The alleged victim of a horny cleric in southern Italy takes him to court, and (once again) blows the lid off sexual corruption in the Catholic Church. If only there was an online hookup site especially for gay priests, perhaps it could save the Vatican some of the embarrassment that comes when celibacy-challenged prelates start snooping around for some action. Instead, we are reminded once again about the secret desires of the not-really-so-chaste. The latest awkward moment for the Catholic Church came this week when the archbishop of Taranto in the southern Italian province of Puglia dismissed Father Antonio Calvieri, a priest in his 50s who worked at the monastery of the local Carmelite order. Calvieri is the subject of a sexual harassment charge and lawsuit by Andrea Baldon, a 32-year-old man the priest apparently had set his sights on. According to court documents filed in Taranto, Baldon is seeking unspecified damages against Calvieri as well as the church of the Santissimo Crocefisso after apparent aggressive sexual harassment. Baldon, who met Calvieri online when he was seeking spiritual guidance, gave the court photos including screenshots of the priest, Facebook messages, and chat messages the two exchanged. There are also reportedly hard-core videos of Calvieri with other men assumed to be priests and in solo acts, according to local press reports. In one message, Calvieri allegedly asks Baldon if he knows any young 17-year-old men who are “thin and well endowed.” He also allegedly promised Baldon orgies with Swiss Guards and Roman priests, which is apparently the pinnacle when it comes to priestly peccadilloes. In his lengthy court deposition, reprinted in part by Corriere Della Sera, Baldon says that on more than one occasion, he engaged in Skype calls with Calvieri, intending to seek spiritual comfort after he lost his job as a manual laborer. Often the priest was nude and visibly excited with the camera angled in such a way that suggested he wanted Baldon to notice. A few weeks after they met, Baldon said the priest confessed that he was gay and that he had a difficult time stifling his desires. That, according to Baldon, is when he started taking screenshots and recording some of the conversations. In one video, Calvieri apparently talks about his fantasies, in which he says he would like Baldon to dress like Catholic bad boy Judas Iscariot, one of the original 12 apostles who famously betrayed Jesus. “He wanted me to do everything,” Baldon said, according to Corriere Della Sera in its excerpts of the court document. “His fantasy was that I was Judas Iscariot and, since I had betrayed Jesus, I had to pay the price by becoming his slave.” Calvieri also apparently told Baldon stories about gay orgies among priests in Rome, including many who worked in the Curia, echoing previous accusations about a gay lobby in the heart of the Holy See. Last June, Pope Francis told a group of Latin American priests that such a lobby exists and that he intended to dismantle it. “They speak of a ‘gay lobby,’ and that is true, it is there,” he told the priests, according to the Chilean website “Reflexión y Liberación” (in a post which has since been taken down). When Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation in February 2013, many Vatican insiders hinted that it was because of gay sex scandals. According to local press reports in Puglia, the case against the priest includes evidence of sex for hire with young male prostitutes, intimate photos, and what appears to be a list of priests interested in similar encounters that is passed around like a little black book for anyone who might be interested in gay sex with priests. The diocese of Taranto confirmed to The Daily Beast that a priest was let go, but would not comment on the allegations. A lawyer representing the diocese would not comment on the case. A Vatican spokesperson said the matter was being handled on a local level and not by Rome. Baldon told local reporters that he suffered psychological damage from the encounter with the priest, and is in counseling as he tries to come to terms with what he feels is a betrayal of his faith. The two met in mid-December and Baldon said he terminated the relationship with the priest on March 25, when he filed the court document. The archbiship of Taranto officially let Calvieri go on Easter Monday. Calvieri gets to keep his collar because only the Vatican can order him defrocked, and the errant priest could seek work in another diocese. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/10/a-gay-sex-harassment-case-gives-a-glimpse-of-vatican-orgies.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RA1 Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Priests are only human but do they have to prove it over and over again? Best regards, RA1 AdamSmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MsGuy Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 "... Baldon says that on more than one occasion, he engaged in Skype calls with Calvieri, intending to seek spiritual comfort after he lost his job as a manual laborer. Often the priest was nude and visibly excited with the camera angled in such a way that suggested he wanted Baldon to notice. "A few weeks after they met, Baldon said the priest confessed that he was gay and that he had a difficult time stifling his desires. That... is when Baldon started taking screenshots and recording some of the conversations." ==== I didn't suspect a thing until I got him to he confessed to being gay and it certainly was never my intention to make some bucks off the horny old bastard. AdamSmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest callipygian Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Priests are only human but do they have to prove it over and over again? Best regards, RA1 Yes.They. Do. Until the definition and restrictions of a priest changes. If there has ever been a religious super-power - whose influence and brain-washing transformed well adjusted and well-meaningful men wanting to serve the (their) church - (Their) God - into what has and continues to cost the poor, semi-poor, middle-class and 1-percent of the upper class members every Sunday morning envelope placed into the offering tray) (think Scientology - but with-out direct-deposit) of the Catholic Church into silent and public cash settlements - to make it all go away..... Then - the Catholic Church is for you! I say this to you.... Yes they should. Yes they will and - by GOD - so should they be and continue to be and become the liability of the Catholic Church which by false-witness, sets forth these inhuman-protocols upon their very best advertising agency. Religion may calm us in our greatest time of need - when answers are unexplainable and painful - and whatever that might be for any, individual. But it will never fix you or help you. It's an illusion which you will die with thinking - that you are saved. Nobody is ever saved by religion. Unless - you're escaping from it. At the end of the day - for me - If I have to find comfort and personal-confession of my church-guided and instilled-guilt with those who rely upon that very man-created - man-administered institution which has more money than any other entity on this planet has ever had - I'll place my dollar on the Chicago Cubs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest callipygian Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Oh.and............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest callipygian Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Priests are only human but do they have to prove it over and over again? Best regards, RA1 Also, but just wondering about this standard of which you expect from priests.... Should it also pertain to the pilots who left & right seat - fly us to our daily destinations? #askingforafriend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
