Italian Priest Performs Civil Gay Pseudo Marriage - And the Bishop?
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Civita Castellana Bishop Romano Rossi announced on July 20 - the day AdnKronos.com reported the scandal - that Moscatelli had resigned as parish priest and will not return to ministry for a year. However, this step seems not related to the pseudo-marriage incident.
The bishop rebuked Moscatelli only for having acted in a public function as a delegate of the town’s mayor, Valentina Pina - which is forbidden for priest - not for participating the scandal marriage.
For the ceremony, Moscatelli wore no liturgical vestments but the sash used by Italian mayors.
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