A bishop in Spain has had his clerical powers removed following his marriage to an author of erotica with satanic undertones. The diocese of Solsona, where Xavier Novell Goma served as a bishop, said he is now forbidden from administering the sacraments and engaging in any active teaching, “both in public and private”. It was reported last month that Novell now works exporting pig semen, artificially inseminating pigs and even “masturbating” them.
Church apologises after bishop tells kids Santa isn’t real
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