But speaking of the news, what do you mean by saying there is nothing of pressing importance?
And the trial of that astonishing abbe Boudes going on before the Assizes of Aveyron! After trying to poison his curate through the sacramental wine, and committing such other crimes as abortion, rape, flagrant misconduct, forgery, qualified theft and usury, he ended by appropriating the money put in the coin boxes for the souls in purgatory, and pawning the ciborium, chalice, all the holy vessels.

That case is worth following." Carhaix raised his eyes to heaven.
"If he is not sent to jail, there will be one more priest for Paris," said Des Hermies.
"How's that ?" "Why, all the ecclesiastics who get in bad in the provinces, or who have a serious falling out with the bishop, are sent here where they will be less in view, lost in the crowd, as it were.

They form a part of that corporation known as 'scratch priests.'" "What are they ?" "Priests loosely attached to a parish.

You know that in addition to a curate, ministrants, vicars, and regular clergy, there are in every church adjunct priests, supply priests.

Those are the ones I am talking about.