New research into the lives of Irish Catholic priests shows many are sexually active or have been in the past, and that there's a gay scene within the church.
'Thirty-Three Good Men: Celibacy, Obedience and Identity' examines the lives of priests through a series of interviews conducted by Dr John Weafer, a former seminarian who is now married with children.
Dr Weafer estimates there are somewhere between 300 and 600 priests out of more than 3000 serving priests.
Juliette Gash asked him was he surprised at the existence of a gay scene in the priesthood;