Polish priest Krzysztof Charamsa with his boyfriend in Rome on October 3 Alessandra Tarantino / AP Within the last three days, two gay Catholic priests have been fired from their positions because of their relationships with adult men. Over the weekend, the Polish priest Krzysztof Charamsa came out in a very public way, announcing in newspaper interviews that he is “a happy and proud gay priest.” He was pictured in Rome with a man, identified as Eduard, whom he called his boyfriend.