The Roman Catholic Church in Italy -- which for the past several years has "looked the other way" regarding sex and corruption scandals of the country's political elite -- this week issued its strongest reprimands yet of Italy's ruling class, the New York Times website reports today (September 29, 2011).
A recently published account of a party at Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's home -- where a female guest dressed as a nun performed a striptease act -- is believed to be the reason for the Catholic Church's new position.
On September 27, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco -- the head of the Italian Bishops' Conference -- called for an "upright lifestyle," saying Italy needed a "correction of habits and lifestyles" to help it emerge from a "culture of nothingness."
Although Cardinal Bagnasco did not single out Berlusconi -- who is in court fighting several corruption charges and accusations of having sex with a minor, and is now in the middle of a scandal involving prostitutes paid to attend parties at his villas -- the cardinal spoke of "licentious conduct and improper relationships that damage society."
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