Couple apologise for sex in church
An Italian couple who caused outrage among many Christians when they were caught having sex in a confessional box during Mass have repented and been forgiven by the local bishop.
The couple, who are in their early thirties, were apparently drunk after a long night out when they stumbled into a cathedral in Cesena, in northern Italy, earlier this month.
When their urges overcame them, they went into a confessional box – the small booth usually reserved for the private admission of sins – and had sex.
Parishioners worshipping at Mass were alerted to their presence “by rustling and groaning” and the bishop called on police to intervene.
