Thiruvananthapuram: Barely a year after a former Catholic nun wrote in her autobiography about the suppressed sexual life and draconian rules within the convents, a former Catholic priest has come out with his own experiences of homosexuality at seminaries, sexual misconduct of priests, lack of transparency in money matters and the unfair approach of superiors.
In his 160-page book, Here is the heart of a Priest, K P Shibu Kalamparambil has written about life he had had to lead as member of the Catholic congregation Vincentian for past 24 years — 11 years as priest, 13 as seminarian.
The 39-year-old former priest left the Catholic order in March 2010, and flew to Doha where he joined as a teacher with an Indian school. A native of Angamaly near Kochi, Shibu has found his leave period to release and distribute the book. “I have faced stiff opposition from the Vincentian congregation and my family alike when I broached the idea of publishing my story.”
Ex-priest 'exposes' clergy's sex secrets
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GDP numbers help Sensex pares losses
Mumbai: A benchmark index for Indian equities recouped some of its intra-day losses to close 61 points lower on a day when bourses globally saw a sell-off.Investor confidence dipped on the state of the economic recovery in the US and other developed economies. India too was not far behind, tracking the global selling spree.
Positive growth data, however, helped soothe sentiments. As per official data, the country’s gross domestic product expanded 8.8 percent in the April-June quarter, helped by domestic demand.
Kapil and Monika To Grace Kolkata Couture Fashion Week
The popular designer duo of Kapil and Monika Arora are different from their ilk. The two have a design belief that portrays understated luxury and glamour. They began their journey after opening up a fashion retail store in the heart of New Delhi, under their own fashion label, simply called ”Kapil and Monika”. Crafting steady designs and also rendering each outline with very fine quality, the duo have every reason to present their unique and fresh new bridal couture along with their collection of indo - western in a grand style at the popular Kolkata Couture Week. The KCW starts from the 10th of the next month and continues till the 13th of September.
Sensex closes 33 points higher
Mumbai: A benchmark index for Indian equities ended Monday with a modest 33 point gain, with metals and consumer durable stocks seeing healthy buys. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,063.48 points, ended at 18,032.11 points, up 33.7 points or 0.19 percent, from Friday’s close at 17,998.41 points. It had risen to 18,216.5 points soon after opening bell.
'Spiderman' arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper
Sydney: A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Monday after scaling a 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands.
Alain Robert, known for climbing some of the world's tallest and best-known buildings without ropes or other equipment, was arrested at the top of the Lumiere building downtown.
He climbed the building in about 20 minutes, as dozens of people watched from below.
"I'm sad he's been arrested, but hopefully he'll get out soon and we can have some champagne," said his agent, Max Markson.
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