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Aims of Advent

+ To be a support group for men and women and their partners who have left the active ministry, or religious life.

+ To offer a safe haven for men and women who are considering change.

+ To be a support for others closely involved with the priest's or religious' decision.

+ To work for change in the Church and its ministry

Advent Group - Supporting Priests & Religious since 1969

Former Workington priest jailed for sex offences dies in HMP Swaleside

Written by: Alex Walker
Created: 06 November 2025

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/25583930.former-workington-priest-jailed-sex-offences-dies-hmp-swaleside/?ref=ial

Peter Turner, 85, died of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) on February 6 at HMP Swaleside, according to an investigation report from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

 
The former priest, known as Father Gregory Carroll, was jailed in February 2020, with a sentence of 20 years 10 months, after he admitted a string of sexual offences more than 30 years earlier against three boys aged between nine and 12.

Read more: Former Workington priest jailed for sex offences dies in HMP Swaleside

Welsh priest admits sending neo-Nazi messages as part of ‘sexual fetish’

Written by: Alex Walker
Created: 01 November 2025
October 31, 2025
Welsh priest admits sending neo-Nazi messages as part of ‘sexual fetish’  
The Catholic Herald
 
A Catholic priest from Cardiff has been sentenced to a year-long community order after admitting to sending racist and violent messages in an online neo-Nazi chatroom.
 
Father Mark Rowles, 57, of St John Lloyd Catholic Church, appeared before magistrates after investigators from counter-terrorism police traced his posts on the encrypted messaging app Telegram.

Read more: Welsh priest admits sending neo-Nazi messages as part of ‘sexual fetish’

Alabama priest takes leave of absence

Written by: Alex Walker
Created: 15 August 2025

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/13/alabama-priest-robert-sullivan?CMP=share_btn_url

The Catholic Clergyman who wants children

Written by: Alex Walker
Created: 10 August 2025

https://timesofmalta.com/article/meet-catholic-clergyman-got-married-wants-children.1114432?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMFKkVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrTxRZ4MZ7JcHCqOW_uTqXCLRaDvD0qW8HwFRVxTpl3FVui-RPCLCVDiZ3zB_aem_nGsUPQsyraEQQqIpMPfO6Q#Echobox=1754800440

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