Male prostitution scandal adds to gathering clouds over the Vatican

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On Thursday the Vatican announced the dismissal of Angelo Balducci, 61, a powerful civil servant responsible for overseeing public construction projects, from his ceremonial role as a gentleman-in-waiting to the Pope. Balducci is in prison for his alleged role in the scandal. But last week it emerged that police recording his phone calls for evidence of a corrupt exchange of favours had also stumbled on evidence of a homosexual prostitution ring organised by a Nigerian who sings in a Vatican choir, reports The Herald on Sunday

 

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