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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.


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