Catholic Church Scolds Playboy Berlusconi

By Angus Loten,  Newser User
Posted May 5, 2009 2:40 PM CDT
Catholic Church Scolds Playboy Berlusconi
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi waves to a crowd of supporters in Rome.   (AP Photo)

Silvio Berlusconi’s penchant for flirting isn’t just annoying his wife—it bothers the Vatican, too. In an editorial, church officials warned Italy’s prime minister to adopt a more “sober and somber” lifestyle, the Telegraph reports. The front-page piece in the church's official newspaper decried his “weakness for young, flowing actresses” as reflecting badly on the country and its leaders. Berlusconi was re-elected last year with wide support from Catholic voters. (More Silvio Berlusconi stories.)

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