Kieran Conry, the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, has resigned last
week after the estranged husband of one of the women with whom he was
said to have had a relationship threatened to sue the church. Read more
Kieran said “I've never regretted being a priest. I've never felt unhappy, I've enjoyed it and tried to do whatever was asked of me.'I've always gone where I've been sent and I hope to do the same again.'When a priest makes a promise of celibacy, he promises to remain unmarried, that's all. Then the ordinary rules of morality apply.
'But I'd like to make it clear I'm not calling for a change. I did wrong. Celibacy may be a tradition rather than an article of faith but the vast majority of priests are faithful to their promise, faithful to what the church expects of them. And I have great respect and admiration for that.'
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