 Umberto was described as a "sensuous" man who constantly craved sex, but he always felt very guilty and tormented afterward for violating the Catholic teaching that homosexuality and unchastity are sins.To make up for what he called the "devastating burden" of his life, Umberto spent much time praying for divine forgiveness for his homosexuality.One biographer wrote of Umberto that he was "forever rushing between chapel and brothel, confessional and steam bath."