The bishop’s stance is startling in itself but perhaps the headline is misleading: he’s not complaining that pupils are encouraged to fornicate whilst in their classrooms, but that what is imparted during their classes encourages them to fornicate in general.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Lethal 4X4
by Martin Myall •
A 36-year-old man appears to have deliberately mowed down his own sister, brother-in-law and 5-year-old niece with his 4X4 after a family argument. The sister suffered a broken leg and her husband was taken to hospital badly injured. The little girl was killed outright.
Chauffers and Coke
by Martin Myall •
(Andujar, Jaen) One of the biggest headaches for the Junta de Andalucia at the moment is the scandal that is developing concerning the accusations launched by a chauffeur for one of the governmental top dogs.
Expensive Impact
by Martin Myall •
(Malaga) A man with mental problems jumped from a 9th-floor to end his life after escaping from a mental ward… which is unfortunate enough, but he landed on a passerby who had just walked out of a bar, causing quite a lot of bodily mischief, which is not only unfortunate but also arguably clumsy.
Fake Ukrainian Tourists
by Martin Myall •
A criminal gang, operating in Almería and dedicated to smuggling in illegal immigrants from the Ukraine has been cracked by the Policia Nacional
Shaken to Death
by Martin Myall •
A young farm worker of 20 was killed after being trapped by a ‘tree-shaker’ arm on a tractor during olive harvesting. The incident occurred in Espeluy, which is between the city of Jaén and Linares. The man had been working on the rollers within the machine, which had been malfunctioning, when it closed on him, trapping him around the abdomen, and went into vibration mode – the machine is used to literally shake the fruit off the trees.
Unhealthy Interest in Mother-in-Law
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil have arrested a man who allegedly put a spy-camera, hidden in a pen, in his own mother-in-laws bathroom… Is nothing sacred?
Yes, 34-year-old N.R.T., who comes from El Viso del Alcor (Sevilla) was denounced by his highly unamused m.i.l., after she discovered a ‘suspicious pen’ in her bathroom, realising that she was not aware how long it had been there.
Policeman on Child-Porn Charge
by Martin Myall •
The Public Prosecutor is recommending a 6-year prison sentence for the member of the Fuengirola local police that was caught with 816 child pornography images on his computer.
Poachers and Public Transport
by Martin Myall •
The whole point of poaching is to hunt undetected; to avoid being seen, so you would think that travelling on a bus with 140 dead birds was a touch conspicuous. Well, one 31-year-old man from Arjonilla, Jaén, didn’t think so.
Shoplifting Priest
by Martin Myall •
A priest in the province of Cádiz was caught shoplifting and fined 800 euros. The man, a vicar at the Catedral Vieja de Cádiz, had been caught red handed with top-brand clothing concealed in his briefcase.