A homily which suggested putting a paedophile priest in one of Jesus’ parables has sparked concern after it was published in an Australian school newsletter. In the homily, Fr Bill Edebohls of Malvern East in Melbourne took aim at lawyers and media at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. He said Read more
An Australian archbishop has called for a new pastoral creativity, not an all-or-nothing approach, to families in situations the Church sees as problematic. Speaking a news conference at the synod on the family, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane said he was concerned an “all-or-nothing” approach tended to dominate discussions before and, at times, during the Read more
People working at the Vatican are reportedly among the 37 million users of infidelity website Ashley Madison. Websites of at least two dozen people with the .va address are among those who had signed up to meet married people for liaisons. Hackers from the “Impact Team” posted to the Internet a huge file including names, Read more
A thousand roses, boxes of chocolates, diamond necklaces, expensive shoes and cars. These are just some of the many ways men have tried to earn their spouses’ forgiveness after having cheated on them. Meet Ivan Lewis, the cheater, and Sonya Gore, the mastermind behind her husband’s unique and very public display of affection. Lewis and Read more
The Samoa government has endorsed a recommendation by the Law Reform Commission that the criminal libel offence be dropped but it has rejected recommendations that it abolish offences such as adultery and sodomy.
Read the article...Catholics are the most adulterous religious group in Britain.
The number of Catholics actively looking for affairs was almost twice that of other religions, a survey has found.
Research showed 21.5% of the 600,000 members on an extra-marital dating site were Catholic – a high figure since they make up only 10% of the UK population.
Church of England followers are less common.
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