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Speaking out against celibacy

Megan Williams, Rome, ItalyMay 23, 2014

A group of women who say they are the secret lovers of priests have written a letter to Pope Francis urging him to ease the Catholic Church rule requiring priests to be celibate. As Megan Williams reports from Rome, those in relationships with priests are still hidden in a veil of secrecy and shame that these women are only beginning to speak out against.

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