By Lee Moran PUBLISHED: 07:23 EST, 20 June 2012 | UPDATED: 09:33 EST, 20 June 2012 A Catholic bishop busted cavorting on a beach with a scantily-clad beauty has claimed she is just 'an old friend' and insisted he is still 'devoted to God'. Argentine Fernando María Bargallo, 59, was left red-faced after footage emerged of him swimming and cuddling with the blonde at a secluded luxury Mexican hideaway. He initially denied it was him in the video, but later admitted he does play a starring role, and is now under investigation by the Vatican. Scroll down to see video...
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Argentine Bishop Fernando María Bargallo red-faced after footage emerges
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Initially denied he was in video, but later admitted he played starring role
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Now under investigation by the Vatican and could be de-frocked
He said: 'The photographs are, in effect, from an encounter in @placeholder where I coincided for various reasons, two years ago, with a friend from my childhood.'