The Vatican acts and sacks a gay priest after admitting his homosexuality during a a major meeting of the world's bishops to discuss serious matters and issues, which ironically include how the church should reach out to gays.
It was during the eve of Synod when Poland-born Krzysztof Charamsa made the announcement. He said that he wanted to challenge the church's "backwards" attitude to homosexuality. Msgr Charamsa also revealed that being in a same-sex relationship has made him 'happy and proud'.
According to Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. the 'Vatican spokesman said Krzystof Charamsa's action had been "very serious and irresponsible" and that the priest would be automatically relieved of his post as a theologian in the Vatican.'
Msgr Charasma was accompanied by his Catalan boyfriend when he made the announcement. 'I'm out of the closet and I'm very happy about that. I want to be an advocate for all sexual minorities and their families who have suffered in silence,' Charamsa said.
When asked what his future plans are, Msgr Charamsa said that he is planning to write a book about his '12 years at the heart of a Vatican bureaucracy only just recovering from a scandal under previous pope Benedict XVI over the influence of a "gay lobby" among senior clergy'.
The priest also said that his coming out is for all gay priests. 'I dedicate my coming out to all gay priests. I wish them happiness even if I know that most of them will not have the courage to make the gesture I have made today.'
Charamsa also left a message for the church: 'To my Church, I want to say that I reject and I denounce the current atmosphere of exasperating homophobia. Open your eyes to the suffering of gay people, to their desire for love.'
He is 43 years old. He held a senior position at the Vatican.
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