A young priest who was filmed having wild gay sex on a church altar has gone into hiding after being placed on “personal leave.”
Footage of a man wearing priest vestments and performing sexual acts with another man first emerged online back in May and resulted in the Garda, the country’s state police, opening an investigation into the matter.
The super scandalous video was filmed at St Bartholomew’s Church, Kildorrery, in the Cloyne Diocese of North Cork.
Now, the Irish Mirror has gotten its hands on an internal church document confirming that the priest at the center of the probe has taken a leave of absence from his duties.
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“He has taken so-called personal leave to deal with his issues,” a source tells the newspaper. “It is understood he has been suffering from some mental difficulties and some addiction problems.”
“This has been a major scandal in the area and people are devastated by it all.”
The Irish Mirror reports that the investigation into the matter is still “ongoing”.
At the time the video first emerged, bishop Pat Buckley said he brought the images to the attention of church leaders.
“I reported the images to the Catholic Church hierarchy and I am told they have gone to the gardai,” he said.
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Josh447
Another day another public religious gay sex scandal via a priest(s). What’s new?
inbama
And still no video!!
Hussain-TheCanadian
Why are gay men joining the priesthood to begin with?
The idea of men being celibate is beyond hilarious at this point; I hope the catholic church removes this celibacy rule, the impression i get that it’s not really followed, and that’s no surprise we are biologically wired for sexual pleasure, love, and companionship.
RobtheElder
Such an easy question… Priests can’t marry (except in South American countries where there wouldn’t be any priests if they had to stay celibate), so there’s no pressure on them to date and eventually marry. This rule (which isn’t really a rule, as I’ve already explained) protects potential gay priests from familial pressure to heterosexually perform. Our son became a priest, is a perfect answer to, “Why hasn’t your son ever married?” Unfortunately, becoming a priest isn’t a cure for human sexuality. The priest, himself, continues to desire a mate to sublimate his sexuality. You can ask the question, “Why must it be naked on a Church altar”, but perhaps this priest is an exhibitionist. The Church’s screening process for the newly ordained leaves much to be desired. That potential question I can’t answer… RobtheElder
Donston
I can certainly understand why gay/homo-leaning men would join the priesthood. There’s the religious guilt thing of course. But it’s also practical. There’s no pressure to get a gf then wife and have a heteronormal family. Yes, if you have legit and substantial attraction, passion, romantic feelings and/or fullfillment towards the same gender it is difficult to snuff it out. But many non Catholic men do it every day. And some of these preists do stick to their vows of celibacy.
Donston
And yes, having sex in the alter and filming it not only undermines his vows, it is indeed disrespectful to his supposed beliefs and commitment and hints towards some megalomania, narcissist, paraphilic tendencies.
Heywood Jablowme
@RobtheElder: “You can ask the question, “Why must it be naked on a Church altar”?
Because the pews aren’t very wide and always have those annoying curves on them so it’s hard to have sex on them without sliding off.
(So I’m told.)
roth99
Because the young men are there! Why the YMCA as well? Or sports teams coaches? That is where the young and good-looking guys or gals are in abundance. And, they usually have a position of power not given in other areas of society.
radiooutmike
Gay men join the priesthood, so they don’t have to deal with the question of their sexuality. Sublimate all that desire into something useful.
Growing up I was a good Catholic boy. When I hit puberty and started being attracted to boys; I thought about entering the priesthood (or being a brother) to avoid the situation.
Roan
This isn’t about being gay or Catholic. He should be placed on leave, disciplined or fired for having sex at work and filming it. Doesn’t matter if it’s a church or Applebee’s. It’s inappropriate, unprofessional and disrespectful.
James
How’s the log cabin club.
James
What do you give a crap about the catholic church. They do nothing for gay people except repress and suppress. Get over it.
WindChime
This priest is making an utter mockery of his religious belief, his vow of chastity, and his sacred position of the priesthood. A church is not an office and an alter is not certainly your office desk. What a blasphemy! It is frightfully disgusting that anyone, less alone a priest, can commit such a crime — a grave sin indeed.
GetOffMyInternets
@WindChime
Let he who is not without sin, cast the first stone. Makes me even wonder why you come here to this page, if everyone here disgusts you so. Your outrage almost seems manufactured, as if you’re seriously a troll account.
James
The first time the church has shown any life in 300 years.
Roan
Oh bless your heart. The angry queen with a chip on her shoulder. How’s life in your toilet stall?
roth99
I would not consider the “sin” but it is not ethical or moral. Priests are not on the clock, at least I do not think they are. Any action they take as they wear that collar is open to the judgment of the society where they reside 24/7. If the youth were under the age of 18 in the USA, it would be illegal and he could face jail time.
Billy Budd
ALL priests are little devils inside.
IWantAFullBeard
“Footage of a man wearing priest vestments and performing sexual acts with another man first emerged online back in May and resulted in the Garda, the country’s state police, opening an investigation into the matter.”
Is it illegal to have sex in a church in Ireland? Or why are the police investigating?
Kangol
Probably desecration of a religious site, trespassing, and more. Although the numerous sex and violent abuse scandals over the years have broken the stranglehold the Roman Catholic Church had over the population there, it still does have some sway in terms of the law. That priest clearly was acting out. The pressing question is, where that tape is and is it circulating online?
Josh447
Zactly. Who gives a rats flap about any of this scandal bs. Where’s the tape?!! Like forlorn shame filled priests, it’s probably being circulated to different rectorys.
Kangol
@Josh447: “rectories”–talk about a perfect term!
Josh447
Agreed!
TheGregoryProject
“gay sex”, it’s just called “sex”. if you need to, say “sex w/ a man”.
ugh. min-rant did.
enjoy the rest of your week everyone.
g.xo
Josh447
Zactly, just like homo leaning or hetero worship, uhg, will never catch on, sounds too low down cheesy.
roth99
I think having gay sex with a priest is worse to them than straight sex. I think the Church would not find any real difference as to the vow they take to be celibate for life. Most religious orders seem to set us all up to fail sexually in this day and time. Trying to live today in a state of celibacy until marriage at age 30 or later is completely unrealistic. Forcing gays to remain in that state for life just nuts.
masteradrian031
Were’s the vid?
LostMyClothesAgain
Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I tell you I gotta plead ignorance on this thing because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing was frowned upon, you know, cause I’ve worked in a lot of [churches] and I tell you people do that all the time.
Heywood Jablowme
LOL – I think I recognize the quotation.
George Costanza gave up on the Latvian Orthodox, returned to Catholicism and became a priest?
Doug
Damn, the video sounds kinda hot, lol…
Kenton9
Hey, I wouldn’t mind if they burn church down now because it’s been “defiled”. It would just be one down, millions more to go.
Josh447
Yes, this is click bait at its worst. Time for a porn movie parody at the very least. I think it should be done at Sunday mass, a group format.
Christopher
So let me get this straight, they can diddle little boys and girls in the rectories and other parts of the church, and instead of being disciplined they just get moved to another church. However if a priest has consensual sex on an altar everyone loses their damn minds and call for blood. I don’t get it.
Josh447
I think it has something to do with gay sex on altars isn’t in a priest’s job description. Though it seems some priests would beg to differ.
TimothyBeauchamp
Just goes to show ya when you repress people’s sexuality then they eventually act out in all kinds of crazy self destructive ways.
seaguy
Sounds like a porn. Anyone have the pics or video or know where it’s posted?
nitejonboy
He’s hiding behind the altar, I see him, he’s right there, grab him!!!
GayEGO
Oh my! Another righteous, religious priest got caught being a closet queen? Hmmmmm, I guess he is afraid to come out of the closet!