British clergyman, 69, dies during night of drug-fuelled sex with Belgian priest, 60, who is then arrested after cops find ecstasy in his Antwerp rectory

A British clergyman died after a night of sex and drugs with a Belgian priest who has since been arrested on drug-related charges, Belgian authorities revealed. The 69-year-old Brit, who has not been named, was spending the evening with his fellow cleric, 60, at a rectory in Kalmthout, north of Antwerp, on Thursday. After taking ecstasy and poppers together and having sex, the British priest suddenly fell unwell, the prosecutor's office said.Shortly after midnight, his Belgian colleague, identified only as Pastor B., called the emergency services, who could not resuscitate his companion. The sudden arrest of the pastor, visiting colleagues as the Pope travelled through Belgium, has left the small parish of Heide in shock, according to local media.'It appears that the two men had used ecstasy and poppers together and had had sex,' the prosecutor's office revealed on Saturday. 'Two ecstasy pills were also found,' they said on Saturday. Poppers refers to amyl nitrite, a liquid compound that can be inhaled for a brief rush of mild euphoria and dizziness. 'Traces of narcotics were found on the victim's body,' Kristof Aerts of the Antwerp public prosecutor's office said. An initial urine test showed ecstasy had been taken, but an autopsy will be required to prove cause of death. An investigation was ongoing and the initial autopsy could not immediately provide any conclusive information into the exact cause of the death, the office added. The 60-year-old priest was questioned by the investigating judge on Friday and gave a statement. The public prosecutor revealed only that 'some elements of his statement require further investigation'. He was later placed under arrest, and is now facing charges of 'trafficking in narcotics resulting in death'. The man had reportedly been visiting colleagues to coincide with the Pope's visit to Belgium. Pope Francis concluded his weekend trip to Belgium on Sunday after facing some of the strongest criticism yet levied during a foreign visit. Source