Father Franco Bucarini Found Dead

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Father Franco Bucarini

Father Franco BucariniAn elderly priest who said he had received blackmail threatening to oust him as gay was found dead Friday in an apparent suicide, Italian police said.

Earlier this week, Father Franco Bucarini, 73, told police that a man had demanded payment in return for keeping his homosexuality a secret.

Officers found enough evidence to take a suspect into custody shortly thereafter.

The archdiocese said it was “deeply upset” by the events, and suggested that Father Franco’s “desperate gesture” may have been provoked by recent media reports.

Bucarini, who worked for the Archdiocese of Perugia in central Italy, previously served as a missionary in the Ivory Coast and as a parish priest in France.

GNA

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