Spain’s youngest bishop has been deprived of church power, and the country’s bishops’ conference said on Saturday that he had married a Satanic pornographic writer who was born as a psychologist.
The meeting stated in a statement: “As we all know, Xavier Novell Goma, Honorary Bishop of Solsona, entered into a civil marriage with Ms. Silvia Caballol in Suria, Barcelona, on November 22, 2021.”.
The statement added that any clergy attempting to marry, even if only civil, will be suspended.
The priest will retain the title of his bishop, but shall not hold any position related to that position, including the administration of the sacraments. “Any public and private teaching activities are prohibited,” it said.
Novell became Spain’s youngest bishop when he was appointed Solsona in 2010. He was 41 years old at the time and was reportedly a highly regarded conservative. Approval of homosexual conversion therapy and perform exorcism. He also caused controversy for supporting Catalan independence.
In August of this year, Novell resigned for personal reasons. The scandal broke out a few weeks later. The relationship between the 52-year-old bishop and Caballol was made public. Caballol’s works include Gabriel’s Hell of Desire.
At the time, the Religión Digital website quoted Novell as saying: “I fell in love and wanted to get things done.”
On Caballol’s publisher website seal, The 38-year-old author and qualified clinical psychologist is described as “a dynamic and deviant writer who has left his mark in the challenging literary world, which disrupts our morals and ethics “.
The meeting stated that Novell is now prohibited from “exercising all rights and responsibilities inherent in the bishop’s functions”, but “other possible consequences” are not ruled out.
According to reports, Novell has been looking for agronomist jobs in the Barcelona area.
