Sunday
2 August 2026
Year V
INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL DAILY
Sunday, 2 August 2026 · Anno V
The priest, addiction and the right to ask for help
Catholic Church15 June 2026

The priest, addiction and the right to ask for help

Addiction has many forms - the bottle, the screen, the body, a bond that consumes - and almost always a single inner grammar. An attempt to read it without pointing fingers. And then a few uncomfortable questions for those who have the responsibility to govern and, before that, to care.


Addiction has many forms - the bottle, the screen, the body, a bond that consumes - and almost always a single inner grammar. An attempt to read it without pointing fingers. And then a few uncomfortable questions for those who have the responsibility to govern and, before that, to care.


THIS ARTICLE ONLY
0,99€one time

Unlock and read this article in full. No subscription, no renewal.

ALL ARTICLES
BEST VALUE
8€/month

Unlimited access to all Silere non possum journalism, audio included.

SUBSCRIBE
SUPPORT SILERE NON POSSUM

If this article is online, it is also thanks to your support.

Silere non possum chooses to make most of its investigations and content freely accessible, because independent journalism must be able to reach everyone.

Supporting our work means allowing us to continue verifying, reporting and publishing what others would prefer to keep hidden.

SUPPORT USSUBSCRIBE
Related articles
Cardinal Simoni returns to Spaç for Mass at former prison camp
Catholic Church
Cardinal Simoni returns to Spaç for Mass at former prison camp
Austria agrees ‘6+3’ national service reform as Catholic voices divide
Catholic Church
Austria agrees ‘6+3’ national service reform as Catholic voices divide
‘Do You Truly Seek God?’ The Novitiate in the Reality of Monastic Life
Catholic Church
‘Do You Truly Seek God?’ The Novitiate in the Reality of Monastic Life