Vatican police raided a gay orgy at the apartment of a Cardinal's aide and Pope Francis was described by Italian media as "enraged."
The apartment, where Francesco Cardinal Coccopalmerio's secretary lives, belongs to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, the arm charged with investigating clerical sex abuse, noted the New York Post, citing the Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano.
Coccopalmerio is a key aide to Pope Francis.
Police arrested the secretary, who is a priest, after taking him to a clinic for detox from the drugs he ingested, noted the Post.
Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that Pope Francis was "enraged" by the incident and that it happened on property owned by the church.
The newspaper stated that police raided the apartment in late June after receiving complaints from neighbors, said the Post. Authorities found men using drugs and engaging in homosexual activity when they arrived, reported the Italian press.
London's Daily Mail said Coccopalmerio leads the Pontifical Council for Legislative texts and was said to have once recommended his secretary for a promotion to bishop.
The Daily Mail said the raid was just the latest black eye for the Vatican, which was dealing a two-year investigation that connected its finance chief Cardinal George Pell with historical sexual offenses.
Pell charged that he is not guilty of the charges, which police have yet to reveal publicly. The cardinal said he is looking forward to defending himself after "leaks to the media" about the case and "relentless character assassination," said the Daily Mail.
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