A former official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith who declared he is gay and has a partner has been suspended from priestly ministry.
Msgr Krzysztof Charamsa lost his job at the CDF after he made a public statement about his situation and he also criticised the Church for its approach to homosexuality.
His bishop in Pelpin diocese in Poland called on him to return to proper priestly behaviour.
But since there has been no sign of this, Msgr Charamsa has been suspended indefinitely.
The diocese said in a statement that the suspension can be reversed if Msgr Charamsa returns to the “true teaching of the Church and Christ’s priesthood”.