A stir was generated in Natal, Brazil, after it was revealed that a priest admitted that he had sexual relations with the boyfriend he married.
The case was exposed by the publication of an audio of the man’s wife, where the three talk about the romance between her husband and the priest.
The Archdiocese of Natal reported that the Archbishop of the city, Jaime Vieira Rocha, decided to remove the priest Julio Cezar Souza Cavalcanteof all ministerial functions.
The audio where they recognize the romance
The woman published the conversation with her husband and the priest. “It was a weakness. Then we went to confession and became friends. In addition, we promised that we would not have it anymore, ”the priest is heard saying on the recording.
According to The Republicthe religious admitted that he had sexual relations with the woman’s husband “two or three times”, but the man said that it was several times between 2010 and 2012.
Meanwhile, according to Brazilian daily Tribuna do Norteanother priest, António Murilo de Paiva, parish priest of Parnamirim, increased the controversy by trying to defend Júlio Cezar in a recent homily.
“The priest did everything canonically correct. The event happened before the marriage. She confessed and asked her boyfriend to confess to another priest. He celebrates the marriage. Maybe that was where the slip was,” said Murilo de Paiva.