[kidwoo]

Apparently the tapes record Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, negotiating with Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 29-year-old Nigerian Vatican chorister, about men he wanted brought to him for sexual purposes.

http://www.examiner.com/x-10853-Portland-Humanist-Examiner~y2010m3d5-Religion-Male-prostitution-scandal-rocks-Vatican



How can anybody take this organization seriously?

 

[ohio]

Balducci was a member of one of the world's most exclusive fraternities – the Gentlemen of His Holiness, or Papal Gentlemen, the ceremonial ushers of the papal household.

No comment necessary

 

[BurlyShirley]

...Balducci.

 

[reflux]

The tapes would have miraculously caught fire had God wanted this to remain a secret. He works in mysterious ways.

 

[kidwoo]

No comment necessary

See, you hear "fraternal order" and think dignity.


The rest of us hear that and............oh wait.........is that what you meant?

 

[JohnE]

"The scandal is yet another indication of the corruption and moral hypocrisy which surrounds the Pope, and permeates the Catholic Church..."

Yep.

 

[Pesqueeb]

And were surprised at this point......... why?

 

[splat]

And were surprised at this point......... why?

 

[Silver]

And were surprised at this point......... why?

Because the people involved are old enough to drive.

It's a refreshing change.

 

[jonKranked]

See, you hear "fraternal order" and think dignity.

Kinda gives a different meaning to "bros before hoes"

 

[rockofullr]

[Russianaccent] In Vatican City, bros are the hoes!

hahahaha! [/Russianaccent]

 

[4xBoy]

Kinda gives a different meaning to "bros before hoes"

I would have given a but that could be taken wrong in this thread.