A Queer Coincidence
By a queer coincidence, the canonization of John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) was announced on February 13, just one week before the publication of a new book, In the Closet of the Vatican, which purports to expose the Vatican’s undergound homosexual network. The author, French journalist Frederic Martel, claims that 4 out of 5 Vatican priests are gay, and so are many members of the church’s hierachy. To deepen the irony, the book’s publication coincides with the opening by Pope Francis
