Vatican properties ‘used as brothels and massage parlours where priests pay for sex

[Warren Stupidity]

Vatileaks scandal: Vatican properties ‘used as brothels and massage parlours where priests pay for sex,’ claims report

Vatican-owned properties in Rome are operating as seedy saunas and massage parlours where priests pay for sex, according to the latest in a series of leaked reports to embarrass the Church.

It is also claimed that Vatican officials are allowing buildings to be rented out at peppercorn rents as favours to powerful colleagues and turning a blind eye to shady property deals, as well as allowing addresses to be used as red-light establishments.

Among the properties mentioned in the document, made public by a Vatican mole, are premises in two streets close to the Italian Parliament and a solarium near Piazza Barberini, according to press reports.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vatileaks-scandal-vatican-properties-used-as-brothels-and-massage-parlours-where-priests-pay-for-sex-a6729251.html

Holy cow!

[Sienna86]

1. Wondering what Pope Francis will do about this.

And the leaker has been arrested.

[cantbeserious]

2. Riddle Me This - Why Should Anyone Be Surprised

eom

[Hydra]

6. Not really

They should just do away with the no sex requirement and allow their priests to marry...and, gasp! Allow women to be priests!

The gullible just lap that stuff up though. My grandparents fell to the RW and churchiness, and all they could talk about is how holy the "celibate" people were.

[trotsky]

3. HELP!!!!

I need some emergency Catho-splainin' to understand why this is really Richard Dawkins' fault!!

[DetlefK]

4. That's very easy:

See, if only the Catholic Church were to still rule the world and be considered infallible, you never would have heard of this in the first place and you wouldn't be outraged.

Problem solved.

Also, Pope Alexander VI holding a chestnut-themed sex-orgy in the Vatican, and threatening his lover with infernal consequences if she returns to her husband, don't count.

[trotsky]

21. But how was Richard Dawkins involved?

That's the missing piece! He's the most evil atheist who ever lived, so it seems. Somehow he must have used his ultimate atheist overlord powers to coerce these priests and bishops into behaving immorally, right?

[Yorktown]

5. Vatican properties ‘used as brothels and massage'. Gay or straight?

Not that it changes anything morally,

but factually, enquiring minds want to know.

[mr blur]

9. Straight of course! -

are you accusing the RCC of indulging in "unnatural" practices?

[Yorktown]

19. No. But I expect fair employment practices at the Roman Catholic Church

About one third of Roman Catholic priests are gay.

I am sure they must have their own brothels like the straight ones do.

Based on scripture:

Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! Psalm 106:3

[edhopper]

7. I said it before

and i say it now.
The Roman Catholic Church is a criminal enterprise.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. This is Sam Harris's fault.

Also, the leakers, who should be thrown in prison for showing the world the truth.

Clearly.

[gcomeau]

10. And what does it say that I feel not even a twinge of surprise at reading this? -eom

[struggle4progress]

11. "... was said to have been .... It was also alleged .... sources .. said ....

Some observers believe ...."

What awesome reporting!

[RussBLib]

12. perhaps you should dig a little deeper

so you can bury your head further

[struggle4progress]

14. Awesome!

[Goblinmonger]

15. Sure. I'm skeptical about the article as well until I hear more.

But would it shock me if it were true? Not at all.

And your title line sounds like the basis for a religion, for what that's worth.

[cleanhippie]

17. What, no google-gallop today?

[struggle4progress]

18. Another awesome insight!

[Humanist_Activist]

13. Eh, as long as they are consenting adults, I don't really care, outside of the...

hypocrisy, of course.

[kwassa]

16. Peppercorn rents as favours?

I thought so.

[Scuba]

20. A 1,500 year old pedophilia ring.