Pope Francis has admitted that “even nuns and priests watch online pornography”, reported The Telegraph. Warning that watching porn is a way of succumbing to the influence of “the devil”, the Pope said “it’s a vice that many people have – many lay people but also priests and nuns”. A person with “a pure heart” should not be looking at porn, he told an assembly of priests and seminarians in Rome. “If you can cancel it from your phone, then cancel it, then you won’t have temptation in your hand,” he added.
Bees count from left to right
A study has found that bees order numbers in increasing size from left to right. “It has already been shown that bees are able to count – at least up to five,” said Martin Giurfa, a professor at the Research Centre on Animal Cognition at Paul Sabatier University in France. The Guardian said the new findings “supported the much-debated theory that the practice of counting from left to right is inherent in all animals, including humans”.
Jerry Lee Lewis is alive
The manager of Jerry Lee Lewis has stated that the rock legend is alive, despite reports of his death. TMZ initially claimed he 87-year-old had died at home in Memphis. However, Lewis’s rep told Page Six: “He’s alive. TMZ reported erroneously off of a bulls*** anonymous tip.” The mix-up comes days after Lewis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. According to a post on the musician’s official Facebook page he was “too ill with the flu to attend the ceremony.”
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