Priest's Romance Rekindles Catholic Celibacy Debate

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WASHINGTON -- The sex scandal of the Rev. Alberto Cutie, a Catholic priest well-known throughout the Spanish-speaking world who was photographed frolicking with a woman on a Miami beach, has rekindled the debate about clerical celibacy.

Cutie was the head of the St. Francis de Sales parish in the South Beach area of Miami Beach and the director of the radio stations owned by the Archdiocese of Miami. At one time, he hosted a TV talk show. And his popularity seems intact: A survey by The Miami Herald among Catholics indicates that 78 percent continue to have a favorable opinion of him, despite the sinful pictures on the sand.

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Priest's Romance Rekindles Catholic Celibacy Debate

True to his nature, Cutie's appearance Monday on "The Early Show" on CBS was a virtuoso performance. He came across as sincere when he explained that he is in love with the woman, that ...

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