ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

A Polish priest sacked from his job at the Vatican after he came out as gay says his decision to talk publicly about his sexuality was "an act of desperation".

Monsignore Krzysztof Charamsa came out earlier this month in the lead up to a synod being held in Rome to discuss, amongst other issues, homosexuality.

"We must think about all families, not only families like my (heterosexual) parents", he insists.

The Vatican described his actions as "very serious and irresponsible" but insisted his dismissal had nothing to do with his homosexuality but was due to the timing of his announcement.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Friday 16th October 2015.