Priest fired for organising gay Judas-themed sex parties

ITALY
Mirror (UK)

8 April 2015 By Chris Richards

The clergyman was dismissed this week after evidence came to light of his activities – which included sex with gay prostitutes and Christ-based role play

A Catholic priest has been fired – for organising gay orgies in which men were asked to re-enact the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.

The clergyman, who served in a religious order in Taranto, Italy, was dismissed this week after evidence came to light of his activities – which included sex with gay prostitutes and Christ-based role play.

His seedy behaviour emerged when the man who played the part of Judas betrayed him to church authorities.

Newspaper Corriere del Mezzogiorno reported how a 32-year-old man, from Rovigo, blew the whistle.

He told the paper: “I needed spiritual help… He (the priest) told me my pictures made him excited and asked me to send him an intimate photo.

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