Vatican official insists he's not gay

[DemocratSinceBirth]

A Vatican official suspended after being caught on hidden camera making advances to a young man said in an interview published Sunday that he is not gay and was only pretending to be gay as part of his work.

In an interview with La Repubblica newspaper, Monsignor Tommaso Stenico said he frequented online gay chat rooms and met with gay men as part of his work as a psychoanalyst. He said that he pretended to be gay in order to gather information about "those who damage the image of the Church with homosexual activity."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2007/10/vatican_priest_denies_hes_gay.php

[Richard Steele]

1. Tell him to get in line behind Larry Craig. nm

[muntrv]

2. And Mark Foley, Bob Allen.

[varun]

3. Ask Larry Craig for excuses

something like "I have a wide stance".

[Benhurst]

4. More tapping feet than in a revival of 42nd Street.

:rofl:

[TomInTib]

5. The Pete Townshend Defense

"Really, I was only cruising kiddie porn for research."

Worked for Pete.

[Ian David]

6. "Lascilo essere chiaro. Non sono gay. Non sono stato mai gay. Amo il mio Jesus." n/t

[yella_dawg]

7. I work for the Vatican

and I have to pretend to be gay as part of my job.



That may well be the most bizarre excuse ever concocted. Even Republicans might shy from that level of idiocy.

[WinkyDink]

8. Add "lying" to the Confessional list, Msgr! 'Cuz all he wanted was

"to better understand this mysterious and faraway world...."

Adam, meet apple.