Police raid drug-fuelled gay orgy at cardinal's apartment
Police entered an apartment at the former palace of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (or Holy Office) last month not far from the Vatican City.
The occupant of the apartment is alleged to be a priest who serves as a secretary to cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, the head of the Pontifical Council for Legislative texts and a personal adviser to the Pope.
The allegations of the orgy were first published by newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano.
According to the paper, neighbours became suspicious before complaining about irregular behaviour of those coming and going at the apartment.
When police showed up at the apartment, they reportedly found drugs and a group of men engaged in sexual activity.
The priest was then arrested and taken for questioning.
Il Fatto Quotidiano suggested that Pope Francis has been infuriated by the news and may force Coccopalmerio into retirement.
The incident is symptomatic of a difficult period for the Pope. Four years into his papacy the Catholic Church appears racked by conflict and scandal.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11886097
>>154364
It's the church, what else is new?
>>154364
>Police raid drug-fuelled gay orgy at cardinal's apartment
>occupant of the apartment is alleged to be
>a secretary to cardinal
Fake news is fake.
>>154377
NZ Herald is a reputable newspaper in daily print that is generally considered centrist or centre-right in Commonwealth politics, reprinting editorial stuff from sometimes the Telegraph and occasionally even the Daily Mail.
Il Fatto Quotidiano was founded in 2009 in opposition to, and declaring independence from, the government of Berlusconi. It has not had any severe credibility issues according to what I can get from its Italian Wikipedia page.
So no, not "Fake News". (That label does not bear on whether or not the story itself is true -- the police report may have been fabricated, for example, or the journalist him/herself may have gone rogue on this story. But if either were the case, once discovered it would be given a thorough story covering the correction/corruption in a further issue of each paper, and obviously be a way bigger story too.)
>>15436
jesus is so gay.
>>154377
fake post is fake
>go fuck yourself
>...maybe try the Church, they seem good at it
>>154558
nice job on those sources