GOSSIP TRADE

A hapless burglar had to be rescued by police during a break-in – after he got stuck in a window for five hours. The shoeless man – wearing jeans and black socks – had to be retrieved by officers after desperately crying  out for help when he got trapped in the tight spot. A hilarious picture taken by West Midlands Police on Thursday shows the crook with his body half  inside the window with his legs dangling out. Shortly after being freed from the window, the red-faced crook was taken into police custody. In a tweet, West Midlands Response Team said from their @ResponseWMP1 account: “#dontgetstuck if your  [sic] trying to break in. 5 hours alter shouting help #triptocustody by all means” Web users were quick to ridicule the would-be burglar on social media. Judith Broug said:  “trying really hard not to laugh” And Jim Nicholl tweeted:  “Another fine mess Stanley. Must feel a right turkey!” Henry Smith added: ...

Pope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married. The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an  upcoming synod (church council) in the Amazon region A small number of married Roman Catholic priests already exist, including previously married Anglican vicars who have joined the church. A request to lift the ban on marriage was made by Brazilian bishop Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who reportedly asked the Pope to consider ‘viri probati’, meaning married of great faith, as priests. Derry priest Father Paddy O’Kane suggested that Pope Francis may move to end celibacy earlier this month, saying there was support amongst the church for the idea. Earlier this year the Pope told Die Zeit newspaper: ‘We must consider if ‘viri probati’ is a possibility. Then we must determine what tasks they can perform, for example, in remote communities.’ Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI have both stated that celibacy is no...