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Sat 05 May 2009Straying media priest sparks debate on clerical celibacy
HIS AUDIENCE is reportedly in the tens of millions. His relationship advice in his books, TV and radio shows has spurred the nickname "Father Oprah". Hispanic Catholics and believers across Latin America follow the handsome priest whose parish is the Miami beachfront.
But will the Rev Alberto Cutié actually shift the centuries-old debate on celibacy? The argument is in full bloom on Hispanic radio, in papers and on the web over the case of Cutié , whose website, media ministries and parish assignment were shut down on Wednesday by his superiors after this week's release of steamy photos of him kissing and caressing a bikinied brunette on a Florida beach.
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