The pope has accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop whose diocese has been rocked for weeks by reports of a gay orgy in a priest’s apartment.
FILE - Pope Francis during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, on Oct. 18, 2023. The pope on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop whose diocese has been rocked for weeks by reports of a gay orgy involving a male prostitute in a priests apartment. The Vatican didnt give a reason for why Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak was resigning as head of the diocese of Sosnowiec, in southwestern Poland.
But his diocese has been in the spotlight for over a month after one of his priests was placed under criminal investigation for having allegedly organized a gay orgy at his apartment in Dabrowa Gornicza. Polish media reported that a male prostitute collapsed after overdosing on erectile dysfunction pills.
Three weeks after the scandal erupted, Kaszak issued a statement calling for priests in the diocese to penance and urging prayers for “hurting and ashamed priests.” But he also made clear that the priest involved in the scandal would be punished by the church if convicted because “there is no consent to moral evil."
It wasn’t immediately clear if Kaszak offered to resign or was pressured to step down. Still, the speed with which Francis removed him was unusual. Kaszak had been appointed bishop in 2009, after having served briefly as the No. 2 in the Vatican's family office.
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