(ANSA) - Rome, September 12 - The anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S) of gadfly politician Beppe Grillo has expelled
one of its own, likely because of his religious beliefs,
Catholic weekly Famiglia Cristiana (Christian Family) reported
Friday.
Civil engineering professor Andrea Aquilino, 48, a
long-time M5S militant, founder of one of its Rome sections, and
spokesman for M5S Catholic activists, was expelled in a
September 8 letter signed by Grillo himself.
A vocal opponent of gay marriage, Aquilino reportedly
accused fellow M5S members of complicity with the gay lobby and
of betraying the movement's founding principles, according to
Famiglia Cristiana.
Grillo expels Catholic M5S militant says Catholic periodical
Vocal opponent of gay marriage banned via letter