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Christian Today
Ruth Gledhill CHRISTIAN TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 11 December 2015
A New York priest stole more than $1 million from two churches in order to pay for rough “S&M” sex with his boyfriend, according to a lawsuit.
The suit, filed by parishioners, alleges that Father Peter Miqueli broke New York Archdiocese rules on gifts and donations by taking the funds. Church members have created a petition and a Facebook page demanding Father Miqueli’s removal.
Father Miqueli, 53, serves as parish priest in the Bronx, New York. The lawsuit, filed at Manhattan Supreme Court, alleges he took the cash to pay for $1,000 bondage sessions with a man referred to as his “master”, Keith Crist.
The papers say: “This lawsuit seeks to finally put an end to this truly sinful conduct so that St Frances de Chantal parish can regain the strength, spirituality and faith it once had before Father Miqueli arrived.”
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