Donald I, emperor of the world.

[Pross]

I still would not bet on it. I know my small sample is not statistically significant but….

In the past 37 years of being married to a Catholic, I have encountered 3 priests who had “secret” heterosexual relationships, and that, clearly, is just the ones who got “caught”. I am not a Catholic by the way.

Plenty of rumours around one at my parents church too. There were certainly lots of female parishioners regularly hanging around him. There’s also a misconception that they live some kind of closeted lives before and during the priesthood. It may be the case for some other individuals but there is a huge difference in the backgrounds and personalities of those I’ve known. The one mentioned above worked managed a nightclub before being ordained. My sister was married by a friend who’d become a priest, he couldn’t wait to change into his civvies and join the party.

 

[C R]

I still would not bet on it. I know my small sample is not statistically significant but….

In the past 37 years of being married to a Catholic, I have encountered 3 priests who had “secret” heterosexual relationships, and that, clearly, is just the ones who got “caught”. I am not a Catholic by the way.

Growing up in a very rural exclusively catholic place, most priests in the area were known to have "secret" girlfriends. Two of them that I remember gave up the priesthood and got married.

 

[Stevo 666]

I still would not bet on it. I know my small sample is not statistically significant but….

In the past 37 years of being married to a Catholic, I have encountered 3 priests who had “secret” heterosexual relationships, and that, clearly, is just the ones who got “caught”. I am not a Catholic by the way.

Also married to a Catholic. One priest my OH knew cheated by starting out as an Anglican, getting married, having a kid then converting to Catholicism which came with a special pass for said wife and kid. More above board than the the secret relationships mentioned here, but it was a bit creepy seeing him down at the local Waitrose holding a small child's hand....

He was also a massive pisshead, but that's another matter.

 

[Bazzer]

Another case to block up the US courts. This time a judge in California stops the firing through an executive order, of tens of thousands of federal workers and elimination of some agencies completely.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/...nistration-federal-employees-layoffs-00340243