Cardinal uses mass to denounce pastor

Worshippers at a mass in a Genoa suburb heard from a senior churchman that their pastor has been arrested on suspicion of paedophilia and giving drugs to a minor.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th May 2011, 18:06 BST

Updated 15th May 2011, 22:30 BST

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the archbishop of Genoa, denounced the alleged "immoral behaviour" of Riccardo Seppia, 51, at a mass in the church of Sestri Ponente.