The gay dimension doesn't explain everything, of course, but it is key for anyone wishing to understand the Vatican and its moral postures. It's an occupational hazard! The subject is: the intimate society of priests, their fragility, and the suffering bound up with forced celibacy, which has become a system. The author claims to have done exhaustive interviewing and research both personally and with a large team of interviewers and translators. Let it be clear that for me a priest or a cardinal should not be ashamed about being homosexual; I even think it should be one possible social status among others. The Vatican said Domenico Giani, head of its police force since 2006 and Pope Francis' primary bodyguard, resigned "out of love for the church." Open secrets? In the Closet of the Vatican is published simultaneously in eight languages. Whether they are 'practising', 'homophile', 'initiates', 'unstraights', 'wordly', 'versatile', 'questioning', or simply 'in the closet', the world I am discovering, with its 50 shades of gay, is beyond comprehension. Did they guess that the battle launched against gays by the Vatican of John Paul II and Benedict XVI was a war that was lost in advance? A fairy tale. Here we will have to be counter-intuitive in order to understand it. Those conservatives, those traditionalists, those 'dubias', are in many cases the famous 'rigid people leading a double life' of whom Francis speaks so often. Editor's Note: We are running an excerpt from the new book In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy by Frédéric Martel. So it is not a matter of judging these homosexuals, even the closeted ones – I like them! Some of them were worried about what I was going to reveal. But there we have it: these secret homosexuals are in the majority, powerful and influential and, in terms of the most 'rigid' among them, very noisy in their homophobic utterances. ', as the Poet says, are practising. Many cardinals and priests who officiate at the Roman Curia, most of those who meet up in conclave beneath the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo – one of the most grandiose scenes of gay culture, peopled with virile bodies, surrounded by the Ignudi, those robust and beautiful naked young men – share the same 'inclinations'. How many are there? That's why he spends so much time denouncing fake devotees, whited sepulchres and hypocrites. Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bengali Bosnian Bulgarian Catalan Cebuano Chichewa Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Corsican Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Frisian Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hmong Hungarian … By John L. Allen Jr.I've received numerous requests to comment on the sensational story in an Italian newspaper Thursday suggesting the existence of a shadowy "gay lobby" in the Vatican, linking it to the prospect of blackmail and suggesting that such dark forces may have factored into Benedict XVI's decision to resign. So it is not a matter of judging these homosexuals, even the closeted ones – I like them! But one becomes aware of the need to expose a system built, from the smallest seminaries to the holy of holies – the cardinals' college – both on the homosexual double life and on the most dizzying homophobia. He isn't part of the parish! – homosexuality is also one of the keys that explain the institutionalized cover-up of sexual crimes and misdemeanours, of which there are now tens of thousands. All interviews were conducted under my real name, and my interlocutors had only to do a quick search on Google, Wikipedia, Facebook or Twitter to discover the details of my biography as a writer and reporter. Vatican police seized documents and computers at the home and office of a former official at the Vatican Secretariat of State in their continuing investigation into financial mismanagement. Let's just say: they represent the great majority. It doesn't matter. He knows his 'parish'. Over the past 20 years, I have reported on the phenomenon of gay priests in the Catholic church, but mainly in the United States.. During that long investigation I spent more than a hundred and fifty nights a year reporting, away from home, away from Paris. Peter Stanford on In the Closet of the Vatican, by Frédéric Martel, who claims up to 80 per cent of the Catholic Church’s most senior figures are gay. This pattern explains the war against Francis. What they told me was unsayable for a long time. It's a system; and a huge herd. Contributions may be sent to: National Catholic Reporter 115 E. Armour Blvd. They have a 'family resemblance'. They'll say it's made up. Frédéric Martel (PhD) is a French writer and researcher. The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary adorns the 2020 Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square (photo: Edward Pentin / National Catholic Register) Edward Pentin Blogs December 15, 2020 They'll say it's made up. We might even say that there is an unwritten rule that can always be checked in this book: the more homophobic a priest is, the greater the chance that he himself will be homosexual. The intimate stories of these men who give an image of piety in public and lead a quite different life in private, so different from one another, present us with a complex intrigue to unravel. The lack of vocations has multiple causes, but the homosexual revolution is paradoxically one of the main forces behind it. War between gays, in short. But one becomes aware of the need to expose a system built, from the smallest seminaries to the holy of holies – the cardinals' college – both on the homosexual double life and on the most dizzying homophobia. But that isn't my subject. Do as I say, not as I do! It would have been difficult to publish a book like this twenty or even only ten years ago. Unlike those Vaticanologists, who denounce individual 'excesses' but in such a way as to conceal the 'system', I am less concerned with exposing these affairs than with revealing the very banal double life of most of the dignitaries of the Church. The lack of vocations has multiple causes, but the homosexual revolution is paradoxically one of the main forces behind it. IN THE CLOSET OF THE VATICAN: POWER, HOMOSEXUALITY, HYPOCRISY by Frédéric Martel (London: Bloomsbury Continuum … About forty cardinals and hundreds of bishops, monsignori, priests and 'nuncios' (the pope's ambassadors) agreed to meet me. The National Catholic Reporter is a progressive national newspaper in the United States that reports on issues related to the Catholic Church. All interviews were conducted under my real name, and my interlocutors had only to do a quick search on Google, Wikipedia, Facebook or Twitter to discover the details of my biography as a writer and reporter. Have the pope and his liberal theologians realized that priestly celibacy was a failure? During the four years of that investigation, I never concealed my identity as a writer, a journalist or a researcher when approaching cardinals and priests, who sometimes proved to be unapproachable. During that long investigation I spent more than a hundred and fifty nights a year reporting, away from home, away from Paris. So these pariahs became initiates and made a strength of a weakness. Francis knows that he has to move on the Church's stance, and that he will only be able to do this at the cost of a ruthless battle against all those who use sexual morality and homophobia to conceal their own hypocrisies and double lives. Double life? I'm not the first to discuss this phenomenon. How Will Joe Biden Build a Common Future? In this gossiping society, Francis is well informed. However, Francis today is the object of a violent campaign, precisely because of his supposed liberalism on questions of sexual morality, by conservative cardinals who are very homophobic – and, most of them, secretly homosexual. Editor's Note: We are running an excerpt from the new book In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy by Frédéric Martel.The book, to … The author claims to have done exhaustive interviewing and research both personally and with a large team of interviewers and translators. I've often had a sense during my investigation that I've gone back in time and found myself in the 1930s or 1950s, years that I haven't known myself, with the dual mentality of the chosen people and the cursed people, which led one of the priests that I met often to say: 'Welcome to Sodoma! The book, to be released Feb. 21, will be much talked about. ROBERT MOYNIHAN Editor-in-chief, Founder/Publisher of Inside the Vatican magazine. Francis has often repeated his criticisms of the 'hidden and often dissolute lives'; the ones who 'put make-up on their souls and live off make-up'; the 'lie' erected into a system that does 'a lot of harm, hypocrisy does a lot of harm: it's a way of life'. About In the Closet of the Vatican. Never, perhaps, have the appearances of an institution been so deceptive; and equally deceptive are the pronouncements about celibacy and the vows of chastity that conceal a completely different reality. We might even say that there is an unwritten rule that can always be checked in this book: the more homophobic a priest is, the greater the chance that he himself will be homosexual. web 20181221T1121-23109-CNS-POPE-CURIA.jpg, Capitol riot mirrors insurrections outside US, say sisters with international duties, Danish proposal on translating sermons gets pushback from bishops, Historians: Capitol Hill breach damaged U.S. politics, EarthBeat Weekly: Racial inequality colors response to environmental protests, Some Canadian provinces close churches to contain pandemic, Following attempted coup, Biden administration must prioritize anti-racism work, Catholic Extension receives $1.5 million grant for Puerto Rico recovery work, Amid travel break, pope cheers Lisbon youth jamboree plans, Amid cover-up allegations, German prelate steps down from lay organization, Latino communities have enriched the church, pope says, Bishops approve pandemic-influenced budget for 2021, West Virginia high court deals setback in state's Catholic church suit, Editorial: Stop judging, and welcome LGBT Catholics 'in good faith', Pope updates Vatican financial authority following scandals, San Diego gay church worker resigns after months of harassment, Report: Pope Francis meets with, hugs transgender man. Humpty Dumpty in the Vatican . Why? The details, certainly, but also the great laws – and there are, as we will see, 14 general rules in this book. They also know that sexual desire, and homosexual desire first and foremost, is one of the main engines and wellsprings of Vatican life. The phrase has been uttered, and this time the evidence cannot be challenged. How? It doesn't matter. It's not quite true: he's among the queens. The details, certainly, but also the great laws – and there are, as we will see, 14 general rules in this book. I'm like St Thomas: I need to check to believe. Many Catholics now have a sense of this lie without yet having been able to read the revelations in this book. The book is based upon the concordant testimonies from 41 cardinals, 52 bishops and 45 apostolic nuncios. Updated regularly. Many of these cardinals who 'have not loved women, for all the blood that flows in their veins! ', The reason for this, among the older cardinals, should be sought in the past: their stormy youths and roguish years before gay liberation explain their double lives and their homophobia in the old style. In most cases it isn't simply a general inclination, of a certain fluidity, homophilia or 'tendencies', as people said at the time, nor even repressed or sublimated sexuality, all equally prevalent in the Church of Rome. Social networks, more courage on the part of the press, and countless ecclesiastical sex scandals have made it possible, and necessary, to reveal this secret today. How Will Joe Biden Build a Common Future? Did they guess that the battle launched against gays by the Vatican of John Paul II and Benedict XVI was a war that was lost in advance? (CNS/Vatican Media), Michelangelo's 16th-century frescoes in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican (CNS/Paul Haring). in English, magna cum laude from Harvard and a M.A and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Yale. Read Our Feature Series. Enter your email address to receive free newsletters from NCR. The homosexual sociology of Catholicism also helps us to explain another reality: the end of vocations in Europe. It's not quite true: he's among the queens. So these pariahs became initiates and made a strength of a weakness. 'The carnival is over,' the pope is reported to have said to his master of ceremonies at the very moment when he was elected. He added: 'And if I told you all the things I know, you wouldn't believe it!'. A number of journalists have already revealed scandals and affairs within the Roman Curia. We’ll soon have a review and other commentary available. His assistants, his closest collaborators, his masters of ceremony and masters of liturgy, his theologians and his cardinals, where gays are also in the majority, know that in the Vatican homosexuality includes a lot of the called and a lot of the chosen. Why? In most cases it isn't simply a general inclination, of a certain fluidity, homophilia or 'tendencies', as people said at the time, nor even repressed or sublimated sexuality, all equally prevalent in the Church of Rome. One that would be turned against the Church as soon as everyone became aware of its real motivations: a war waged between closeted homosexuals and gays who had come out! Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 reported on a new book about homosexuality and the Vatican that will be released this Thursday. ', The reason for this, among the older cardinals, should be sought in the past: their stormy youths and roguish years before gay liberation explain their double lives and their homophobia in the old style. Comments on Distinctly Catholic by Michael Sean Winters at National Catholic Reporter. In fact, in an aside that had something of the disco-queen about it, another priest whispered to me in English: 'We are family!'. Evil gossip? My project isn't about 'naming and shaming', the American practice of making names public in order to expose them. He is also a journalist at National Public Radio and the author of ten books, which have been translated and published in more than 25 countries. A gay adolescent today has other options, even in Italy, apart from entering holy orders. With his calm ego and relaxed attitude towards sexuality, Francis is an anomaly. A fairy tale. Since arriving in Rome he has known that he is dealing with an organisation that is quite extraordinary in its way, and that isn't restricted, as people believed for a long time, to a few lost sheep. – but of understanding their secret and collective way of life. Contributions are tax-deductible in the United States. His phrase should be placed as an epigram at the start of this book: 'Behind rigidity something always lies hidden; in many cases, a double life.'. Learn more here, Copyright © The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company | 115 E. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111 | 1-800-444-8910, IN THE CLOSET OF THE VATICAN: POWER, HOMOSEXUALITY, HYPOCRISY, 576 pages; Published by Bloomsbury Continuum, Detail from the Sistine Chapel frescoes (Wikimedia Commons/Jörg Bittner Unna), Pope Francis gives his annual pre-Christmas speech to officials of the Roman Curia and cardinals present in Rome Dec. 21, 2018, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace. There have been carefully chosen words about homosexuality: 'Who am I to judge?' In the Closet of the Vatican is a reminder that the experience of gay priests may differ from place to place. If you wish, you may print a form for submitting your donation. They also know that sexual desire, and homosexual desire first and foremost, is one of the main engines and wellsprings of Vatican life. The New York Times bestselling account of corruption and hypocrisy at the heart of the Vatican. 'He's of the parish,' the priest whispers conspiratorially in my ear. Without this key for understanding, the recent history of the Vatican and the Roman Church remains opaque. My project isn't about 'naming and shaming', the American practice of making names public in order to expose them. They have a 'family resemblance'. “In an explosive report that calls into question the decision-making of three Catholic popes, the Vatican has revealed a series of institutional failures that led to the repeated promotion of now disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick despite rumors of his alleged sexual misconduct with … In the recently released book, In the Closet of the Vatican, the homosexual, atheist author claims the prevalence of gay liaisons in the Vatican means that clerical celibacy is a failure and a fraud.Here’s why that’s nonsense. There have been carefully chosen words about homosexuality: 'Who am I to judge?' In this gossiping society, Francis is well informed. That's why he spends so much time denouncing fake devotees, whited sepulchres and hypocrites. This brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years' authoritative research, including extensive interviews with those in power. By failing to recognize the broadly homosexual dimension, we deprive ourselves of one of the keys to a greater understanding of most of the facts that have stained the history of the Vatican for decades: the secret motivations that led Paul VI to confirm the prohibition on artificial contraception, the rejection of condoms and the strict obligation of celibacy on the priesthood; the war against 'liberation theology'; the scandals of the Vatican Bank in the time of the famous Archbishop Marcinkus (he too was a homosexual); the decision to forbid condoms as a way of battling AIDS, even when the pandemic would lead to more than thirty-five million deaths; the VatiLeaks I and II affairs; the recurrent and often unfathomable misogyny of many cardinals and bishops; the resignation of Benedict XVI; the current rebellion against Pope Francis … Every time, homosexuality plays a central part that many people can only guess at, and the truth of which has never really been told. Rumours? This Latino pope is the first to have used the word 'gay' rather than just 'homosexual' – and if we compare him with his predecessors, we may see him as the most 'gay-friendly' of modern pontiffs. I'm like St Thomas: I need to check to believe. Why did these men, who were used to being silent, agree to break the omertà? I installed myself in Rome, one week every month, regularly inside the Vatican, thanks to the hospitality of senior prelates who sometimes revealed that they too were 'part of the parish'. His assistants, his closest collaborators, his masters of ceremony and masters of liturgy, his theologians and his cardinals, where gays are also in the majority, know that in the Vatican homosexuality includes a lot of the called and a lot of the chosen. Have the pope and his liberal theologians realized that priestly celibacy was a failure? By Grimm, William. – but of understanding their secret and collective way of life. 'You know, he's very practising. Here is the pope: threatened and attacked on all sides and generally criticized, Francis is said to be 'among the wolves'. And we might assume that this pope probably doesn't have the tendencies or inclination attributed to four of his recent predecessors. Friday, December 4, 2015. The phrase has been uttered, and this time the evidence cannot be challenged. Jim Martin, Editorial: Stop judging, and welcome LGBT Catholics 'in good faith', Exiting gay pastoral associate pledges continued LGBTQ work, Adopting political tactics at synod is understandable, but misplaced, Pope to gay priests: Be celibate or get out. How? Because here reality goes beyond fiction,' I am told by a Franciscan friar, a man who has also worked and lived inside the Vatican for over thirty years. In a letter to Francis in 2015, Krzysztof Charamsa criticised what he called the Vatican’s hypocrisy in banning gay priests and said the clergy was “full of homosexuals”. Here we will have to be counter-intuitive in order to understand it. 'The carnival is over,' the pope is reported to have said to his master of ceremonies at the very moment when he was elected. But there we have it: these secret homosexuals are in the majority, powerful and influential and, in terms of the most 'rigid' among them, very noisy in their homophobic utterances. This pattern explains the war against Francis. – homosexuality is also one of the keys that explain the institutionalized cover-up of sexual crimes and misdemeanours, of which there are now tens of thousands. By Mary Chalupsky Veteran Vatican reporter John L. Allen Jr. offered insights into the Francis papacy during the closing plenary session of the NACC national conference. Make checks out to: NCR. In the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today. We’ll soon have a review and other commentary available. Lastly – alas! And then I travelled across the world, through more than thirty countries, among the clergies of Latin America, Asia, the United States and the Middle East, to collect over a thousand statements. This report is said to reveal not so much the existence of a 'gay lobby', as was said, as the omnipresence of homosexuals in the Vatican, blackmail and harassment built into the system. Francis has often denounced this duplicity in his morning homilies from Santa Marta. For a long time, as we will see, young Italians who discovered that they were homosexual, or who had doubts about their inclinations, chose the priesthood. During the four years of that investigation, I never concealed my identity as a writer, a journalist or a researcher when approaching cardinals and priests, who sometimes proved to be unapproachable. Oct. 6, 2018: Pope Francis orders a "thorough study of the entire documentation" present in the Vatican's archives regarding McCarrick's career. And then I travelled across the world, through more than thirty countries, among the clergies of Latin America, Asia, the United States and the Middle East, to collect over a thousand statements. It’s been obvious for a long time, but now it is official: the National Catholic Reporter rejects the teachings of the Catholic Church on sexuality. However, Francis today is the object of a violent campaign, precisely because of his supposed liberalism on questions of sexual morality, by conservative cardinals who are very homophobic – and, most of them, secretly homosexual. Since then, the Argentinian has overturned the little games of connivance and the homosexual fraternity that developed clandestinely after Paul VI, were amplified under John Paul II, before becoming ungovernable under Benedict XVI, leading eventually to his downfall. Fifty years after Stonewall, the gay revolution in the United States, the Vatican is the last bastion still to be liberated! 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