One went to jail and a few more allegedly belonged there.
But one thing they had in common?
Not a single one, ever, was hot.
Nevertheless, I can understand the basis for the fantasythe profane thrill of lusting after a man of God.
We werent supposed to whistle and cat call, but sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants.
Despite the dearth of hot priests when I was younger, they seem to be everywhere now.
A circa-19th-century rendering of Abelard and Heloise by Giuseppe Calzi.
(Hes actually a seasoned hot priest at this point, having already played one inEmmain 2020.)
But whereand howdid all this begin?
I encountered the founding father of the genre, so to speak, in a medieval French literature class.
A circa-19th-century rendering of Abelard and Heloise by Giuseppe Calzi.
Arthur Dimmesdale was responsible for impregnating Hester Prynne.
On TV,Samantha Joneshas fallen for a hot priest, as have theDerry Girls.
Theres Richard Chamberlain inThe Thorn Birds, Gabriel Byrne inStigmata, and Liev Shreiberwas just inDoubt.
Really, really listening."
In many ways, the hot-priest fantasy is better left as just that.
