A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested for smoking marijuana with two underage altar boys in the Silesian city of Gliwice in southern Poland.

The 26-year-old man was detained with two boys, aged 16 and 17, after the police searched a car parked in a forest on the outskirts of Gliwice. The priest and altar boys were inside smoking the controlled substance.

The police found 2.5 grams of marihuana in the vehicle.

The owner of the vehicle is the vicar of the parochial church of St. Bartholomew in Gliwice. The parish priest learnt of his arrest from journalists.

The curia declined to comment on the incident. (an)

Source: PAP