An Italian priest has justified paedophilia in the clergy on live TV while blaming children “who seek affection” for tempting adults.
Don Gino Flaim, 75, of the diocese of Trento in Northern Italy, has been removed from his position and banned from preaching since his comments were aired on the private La 7 network on Tuesday.
In the TV interview, Flaim had said: “Unfortunately there are children who seek affection because they don’t get it at home and then if they find some priest he can even give in to the temptation. I understand this.”
Asked if he believed the children were in any way responsible, he said: “In many cases, yes.” He further disgusted viewers by adding, “Paedophilia is a sin, and like all sins has to accepted, also.”
While Flaim said that he could “understand” paedophilia, he was not so forgiving of the LGBT community, saying he could not understand the “sickness” of homosexuality.
The priest’s statements caused outrage across Italy – with many calling for his expulsion from the church. The diocese distanced itself from the comments, stating that Flaim’s opinions ran counter “to the sentiments of the entire church community” on child sex abuse.
Flaim’s opinions also run directly counter to Pope Francis’, who last month revealed he had met with survivors of clergy sex abuse while in the US and publicly vowed to hold those involved in both the abuse and its cover up to account.
Sicko ! Off with his robes !!!
and his head while at it
Good question, Pete. If only the ‘good’ father could answer it. Nonsense and ingredients!
AZZIN, Paedophile alert!!!!
If you’ve read all the books of narnia I like you a lot ☺
Bish,what? I can’t…
Good God, man! At least have the decency to properly come of the closet as a paedophile.
Fr Flaim,i have one question for you. The love you claim the children lack at home, is it of a sexual nature?
So according to Gino’s logic “it’s okay for a male child to be sexually assaulted by a priest (which by the way is a sick twisted form of homosexuality) but it’s not Okay for two consenting same-sex adults (the normal kind of homosexuality) to engage in what they feel for eachother” Wow! how brillaint of you Flaim Gino. **Smiling and clapping for you while pushing off a cliff**
Awwwww, he was outed by the media. No fair. They should have let him come out of his paedophilic gay closet on his own terms. Ah well, Narnia is free from Jadis, the White Witch. Finally, I get to celebrate Christmas, Spring and Summer. Yay!!!
Ewww! What a turn-off! He doesn’t deserve his chasuble…
‘And like all sins, has to be accepted’…I wonder where homosexuality is placed then if it still cannot be accepted…douchebag!
Idiots like this should be removed from the priesthood not just banned from preaching.
“…with many calling for his expulsion from the church. The diocese distanced itself from the comments, stating that Flaim’s opinions ran counter “to the sentiments of the entire church community” on child sex abuse.”
The opinion of one doesn’t count. It is not everything that is news worthy.
Just because someone is in a position of authority doesn’t mean that he knows it all.
Next!!!
Shame! Shame!! Shame!!! Shame!!!! *game of thrones style*
How can a right thinking adult even spit this kind of rubbish? Mcheeeeeww