A Roman Rite Catholic bishop in India got suspended for adopting a 26 year-old woman, one of the four daughters of an Orthodox Church priest from Pathnamthitta district. He was quoted as saying, "I have only fatherly love toward the woman who has spiritual powers. This relation is giving me spiritual refreshment." He is being investigated by the Kerala Catholic Bishop's Council. Canon law forbids adoption by clerics because of the financial and moral liabilities it would invite.
You have to admit, what he said about her sounded kind of creepy, like she was involved in a cult.
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