Pro-LGBT influencer priest goes viral dancing in cassock before altar

GENOA, Italy (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic priest who has publicly advocated the acceptance of same-sex “rainbow families” has gone viral on social media over videos showing him dancing in his cassock before an altar and making other irreverent gestures.

Father Roberto Fiscer, a priest of the Archdiocese of Genoa, Italy, attracted widespread attention online after several videos circulated showing him and servers dancing in front of an altar, distributing Communion using a prop crown, and appearing in women’s makeup while giving instructions on attending Church celebrations.

In one video, Fiscer is seen dancing while wearing a cap backwards and dressed in a cassock, with the caption: “How bro feels after telling me, ‘I think you became a priest because you don’t like women’ (I was dating his mother in high school, but he doesn’t know that).”

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Fiscer, who has more than 800,000 followers on TikTok and nearly 300,000 on Instagram, was appointed in May 2026 by Genoa Archbishop Marco Tasca to a diocesan role dedicated to communication and evangelization through social media and other new media.

Fiscer is also known for having made statements concerning homosexuality and religious pluralism contrary to the doctrine of the Church. In a podcast published on July 31, 2026, he was asked about same-sex “rainbow families.” He described the topic as an “obviously delicate subject” and said it involved questions that “the Church is now examining closely.”

The priest stated that “Pope Francis and Pope Leo [XIV] respect people’s feelings, whatever people may feel.” For these reasons, moral questions should begin from the “respect for each person’s freedom.” While acknowledging that a father and mother are “fundamental figures in a child’s development,” he also said, “there are exceptions, love is love,” and that “the love of a rainbow family is not second-class.”

Responding to accusations from those who claim that he is effectively reducing doctrine to “scrap paper,” Fiscer said that, just as in the time of Jesus, a distinction must still be made today: “Tradition is one thing; Revelation is another,” and the two can even contradict each other. Catholic doctrine, however, holds that Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are the two sources of Divine Revelation, which can be properly interpreted only through the Magisterium of the Church.

The priest also expressed his views concerning Islam, religious diversity, and an decreasing feeling of safety in Europe. Asked whether he perceived a gradual Islamization of Europe, Fiscer said that the concern was only apparent, because his parish “included families from Iran and Iraq.”

“Different religions can certainly coexist, but not extremism,” Fiscer continued. “There is a Catholic extremism, although it is mostly keyboard-based. In certain European countries, unfortunately, these extremists have also taken to the streets, engaging in reckless actions.”

Fiscer was referring to Christian-inspired patriotic groups that have protested widespread impunity for crimes committed by migrants, and the resulting deterioration of public order in several European cities.

He also said that Christians should “have balance, which does not mean professing a watered-down religion.… I pray to and follow my God; they pray to and follow their God, for there is only one God.… That is the golden rule…. All the great religions should act in this way, instead of arguing about which one is the [true] religion.”

In the same podcast, when asked if he believes in miracles, Fiscer expressed caution. “If you are talking about physical miracles, certainly there are important healings, but I always approach them cautiously.… There is always a family that did not receive a miracle: what did that family lack?”

Fiscer had previously spoken critically about Traditional Catholic piety. In a podcast recorded on May 20, 2025, marking his 20th anniversary as a priest, he referred to messages from “ultra-traditionalists,” saying: “I’m now starting to receive messages from numerous haters, sent by ultra-traditionalists. They really are a world unto themselves. If you look at their social media profiles, it’s quite scary: they are denialists, they are conspiracy theorists.”

“Religion compresses, right? It’s like a zipped file, so to speak…. Religiosity isn’t appealing.… A certain religiosity looks like a high schooler from behind, but a museum piece from the front,” he added.

Fiscer’s public profile was also closely associated with Pope Francis. During a 2014 interview on Italian Catholic television network TV2000, he described personal encounters with Francis, including an audience and a concelebration at Santa Marta. “The Pope in some way gives me the necessary confirmation to move forward … our Pope, Pope Francis, is like this for me: every time I see him, it is as if he were telling me to go ahead,” Fiscer said. He also called Francis “a prophet” and “a prophecy for our time,” adding, “he is a magnet, people go there because the Holy Spirit is speaking.”