Toledo, Spain - A Spanish Catholic priest has been sacked on suspicion of spending 17,000 euros (23,000 dollars) on erotic phone lines, websites and prostitutes, church and municipal officials said Tuesday. The 27-year-old priest had been responsible for two villages near the central city of Toledo for nearly one year.
In February, he confessed publicly during mass that he had taken money belonging to local religious associations, pledging to settle the affair.
It was widely believed that the priest had spent the money on erotic activities, officials said.
The Toledo archbishop's office sacked the priest and was investigating the affair.