No joking matter for priest

25th September 2010

A Polish priest has made the news after apparently making a smutty joke in front of a class full of school children.

Conducting a bible reading session during a secondary school religious studies class in Chojnice, Father Jerzy Kowalski is said to have come out with an inappropriate comment which has sparked nationwide controversy.

As one girl began to read a passage too quickly, she was prompted by her peers to read more ‘slowly’ to which Father Kowalski apparently responded; “Slowly, slowly. That’s what you’ll be screaming at your husband on your wedding night.”

But the apparent ‘throw away comment’ has enraged both parents and teachers.

“This kind of joke may ...