Naked Man Jumps on Vatican High Altar, Cardinal Performs Penitential Rite

A Vatican cardinal on Saturday performed a ceremony of reparation for the profanation of the Basilica of St. Peter after a naked man stood on top of the high altar on June 1.

Late in the afternoon on Thursday 1, the date that marks the beginning of “Pride Month” in Italy, a man approached the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, proceeded to fully undress, and jumped upon the marble altar. ---More...