Alfredo Ormando
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Gay
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writer
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On 13 January 1998 he set himself on fire in Saint Peter's Square
Saint Peter's Square
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in Rome
Rome
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to protest the attitudes and policies of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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regarding homosexual Christians. After two policemen put out the flames, he was brought to Sant'Eugenio hospital in critical condition. He died there 11 days later.