Reverend Father Krzystof Charamsa,43, who works in the Vatican have been sacked after he came out as gay with his partner. The high-ranking priest was dismissed after he came out with his Spanish partner, and has revealed the news on two different radio interviews,Italian newspaper and a Polish news programme.
The priest in his interview said;
It's time for the Church to open its eyes about gay Catholics and to understand that the solution it proposes to them – total abstinence from a life of love – is inhuman,' he told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, saying he wanted to challenge the Church's 'paranoia'.
I know that I will have to give up my ministry which is my whole life.
I know that the Church will see me as someone who did not know how to fulfil his duty [to remain chaste], who is lost and who is not even with a woman but with a man!.
The Vatican has came under fire for removing the priest and has asked that the Catholic reverse it 'backwards' attitude to homosexuality.
During a press conference with his Catalan partner and gay activists in Rome;
I want to be an advocate for all sexual minorities and their families who have suffered in silence,' he said during the press conference. I dedicate my coming out to all gay priests. I wish them happiness even if I know that most of them will not have the courage to make the gesture I have made today.
To my Church, I want to say that I reject and I denounce the current atmosphere of exasperating homophobia. Open your eyes to the suffering of gay people, to their desire for love.'
He added: 'I place myself in the hands of God.'
Reverend Father Krzystof Charamsa held the post in he Vatican for protecting Catholic dogma.
The Vatican have denied that it dismissed the priest because of homosexuality which it said 'merits respect', the Vatican however said giving interview and planned demonstration was 'grave' and irresponsible given their their timing on the evening before a synod [meeting] of bishops that was set to discuss family issues, including how to reach out to gay people.