Vatican fires gay priest on eve of synod

Krzysztof Charamsa Alessandra Tarantino / AP Krzysztof Charamsa, left, and his partner Eduard, surname not given, leave a restaurant in downtown Rome, Saturday Oct. 3, 2015. The Vatican on Saturday fired Charamsa who came out as gay on the eve of a big meeting of the world's bishops to discuss church outreach to gays, divorcees and more traditional Catholic families. (Alessandra Tarantino / AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Vatican on Saturday fired a monsignor who came out as gay on the eve of a big meeting of the world's bishops to discuss church outreach to gays, divorcees and more traditional Catholic families. The Vatican took action after Krzysztof Charamsa, a mid-level official in its...