Priest sex video sent to flock, *The West Australian* Apr 30 02

MADRID

A SPANISH Catholic priest has resigned after his former homosexual lover made public a videotape of the two performing sexual acts.
Church authorities confirmed media reports yesterday that Eladio Ocana Serrano, a priest in the southern Spanish tourist town of Nerja, quit last week.
His bishop, Antonio Dorado Soto, said the priest had recognised his morally irregular behaviour and had retired to a monastery to pray and reflect.
Father Ocana's replacement, Father Francisco Garcia, said the priest had been blackmailed by his former lover, who had distributed the video among parishioners.

FURTHER READING
A: Guidelines for handling clergy abusing children; Feb 19 2002
B: Fathers would make the best "Fathers"; how to select clergy; Mar 4 02
K: Hoopmann, Queensland Lutheran Pastor, denies sex charge The West Australian Mar 6 02
L: Father Geoghan -- Deal close on $60m U.S. sex payout The West Australian Mar 7 02
#: Adelaide's Archbishop Wilson defends Vatican guidelines The Record Mar 14 02
@: Anglican sex sorrow not conscience move The West Australian Mar 19 02
@: Some U.S. RC's. query no-sex vow The West Australian Tuesday Mar 19 02
@: Hollingworth dumped again by charity The West Australian Mar 28 02
@: Polish archbishop quits over sneaking down tunnel to dormitory The West Australian Mar 30 02
@: Priest abuse and abortion woman gets $2m payout in Los Angeles area - Fr John Lenihan; The West Australian, April 3 02
@: Bishop resigns over boy-sex cleric Fr Sean Fortune in Ireland; The West Australian, April 3 2002
@: Scandal keeps lawyer Stephen Rubino busy with 250 clients in three continents The West Australian Wednesday Apr 3 02

FURTHER READING, continued
@: Abuse of Trust: Child Sexual Abuse and the Churches, "Background Briefing" on ABC, Australian (and some global) wide-ranging discussion. Apr 14 02 www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s531384.htm
@: Teachers jailed, Victorian husband and wife - John Alexander, Elspeth McKenzie - seduced 14-year-old Wesley College girl; The West Australian, Saturday April 20 2002, p 7
@: Priest was evil one, says cover-up victim , Fr Paul Shanley said he kept silence about cardinal abusing him in seminary, hierarchy conspiracy to allow Fr Shanley access to youth since 1967, Cardinal B.Law's secret Rome trip, and all 8 U.S. cardinals off to Rome, Victim's lives broken; The Weekend Australian, Roy Eccleston, April 20-21 2002, p 16
@: Sex priest Paul Shanley in blackmail threat against Cardinal Humberto Madeiros; one-time US motorcycle 'street priest' ran inn with homosexual clients; papers with lawyer Roderick MacLeish jun; The West Australian Apr 29 02
@: Priest sex video sent to flock by blackmailing homosexual ex-lover; Fr Eladio Ocana Serrano, SpainThe West Australian Apr 30 02
Perpetrators List kept by Australian campaigner Clare Pascoe Henderson www.pip.com.au/~chenderson/perplist.htm
Broken Rites religious abuse victims' support group http://brokenrites.alphalink.com.au