One priest dead, another arrested after deadly night of sex and drugs during Pope’s visit to Belgium

An Antwerp court of first instance will decide this Thursday whether to detain Belgian priest Bernard D. for The death of British pastor Andrew W. after having used drugs together and maintained sexual relations on Thursday of last week, coinciding with visit of Pope Francis to Belgiumreport the Belgian media this Thursday 7sur7.

The Belgian priest, detained since this weekend, had invited the British priest – with whom he had a long-standing friendship – to visit him in the town of Kalmthout, near Antwerp (northern Belgium), and had alerted the emergency services when his partner, 69 years old, He lost consciousness after feeling unwell.

Emergency services were unable to save the victim’s life or body. traces of drugs were discoveredreported the Antwerp public prosecutor’s office.

Bernard D. is being prosecuted for drug trafficking resulting in death and the investigation will reveal if the ecstasy consumed by the two men was the cause of the Briton’s death.

The newspaper 7sur7 There is a feeling of astonishment among the parishioners of Kalmthout, who claim to know nothing about his private life and regret that “had to hide his (sexual) orientation throughout his life.”

“It’s incredible. I saw Bernard on Thursday, a few hours before the events. I didn’t notice anything. No one knew about his orientation, his double life. In any case, it is an earthquake for the diocese,” says another priest quoted by this newspaper.