UNITED KINGDOM
Mail on Sunday
By OLLIE GILLMAN FOR MAILONLINE
The cuckolded husband of a woman involved in a ‘close relationship’ with the Bishop of Arundel has called for him to be sacked from the Catholic Church.
Simon Hodgkinson, whose wife, Olivia, 43, is the latest woman to be linked to the bishop, is compiling a formal complaint against Kieran Conry over his intimate friendship with her.
It has been claimed that Bishop Conry had relationships with up to four women, breaking his vow of celibacy.
Mr Hodgkinson’s complaint will be sent to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, the Papal Nuncio, the Pope’s representative in the UK, and the Vicar General, one of the Church’s most powerful figures, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
As well as stating Bishop Conry broke his celibacy vow, the complaint will say he has gone against Church teachings on adultery, marriage and family life by having a close relationship with Mrs Hodgkinson, a 43-year-old mother-of-two, and an affair with another married woman.
Mr Hodgkinson also claims the bishop abused his authority, taking advantage of both women after they turned to him for help with their marriages.
Graham Baldwin, from the charity Catalyst – which helps individuals whose family life has been affected by religious or cult groups – said: ‘Bishop Conry has … by his own admission on at least one occasion, committed adultery with a married woman, which in the eyes of the Church is a mortal sin.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.