Senior Vatican priest sacked after coming out as gay on eve of synod on homosexuality
It said his actions would subject the synod, which Pope Francis is due to open on Sunday, to "undue media pressure".
The issue of homosexuality and the Church dominated the aftermath of the Pope's visit to the United States last week.
In Saturday's interview, Monsignor Charamsa said his partner had helped him come to terms with his sexuality and he knew he would have to give up the priesthood, although the Vatican statement made no reference to this outcome.
"It's time for the Church to open its eyes about gay Catholics and to understand that the solution it proposes to them — total abstinence from a life of love — is inhuman," he was quoted as saying.
The Catholic Church teaches that homosexuality is not a sin but that homosexual acts are.
It said his actions would subject the synod, which Pope Francis is due to open on Sunday, to "undue media pressure".
The issue of homosexuality and the Church dominated the aftermath of the Pope's visit to the United States last week.
In Saturday's interview, Monsignor Charamsa said his partner had helped him come to terms with his sexuality and he knew he would have to give up the priesthood, although the Vatican statement made no reference to this outcome.
"It's time for the Church to open its eyes about gay Catholics and to understand that the solution it proposes to them — total abstinence from a life of love — is inhuman," he was quoted as saying.
The Catholic Church teaches that homosexuality is not a sin but that homosexual acts are.