Vatican official not gay - not that there's anything wrong with it

If you haven't seen it, this is a hilarious story: Vatican Official Insists He's Not Gay:

A Vatican official suspended after being caught on hidden camera making advances to a young man says he is not gay and was only pretending to be gay as part of his work.

In an interview published Sunday, Monsignor Tommaso Stenico told La Repubblica daily 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."

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Just like Ted and Larry.

"There have long been allegations that there are gays in the Roman Catholic priesthood"

More like, there have been allegations that a few non-gay men remain in the Catholic priesthood.

Dontcha love the "I was just doing research" defence? I must try using it next time I'm busted for speeding.