Italian priest and author of Il Mio Amore Non E' Peccato; the book recounts a priest's love for a parishioner, resulting ecclesiastical removal and public discussion; the author made some television appearances according to the review.

From the provided review: Don Sante Sguotti is presented as a priest from the Padua area, author of the short book Il Mio Amore Non E' Peccato. The book describes his love for a parishioner, the birth of a child from that relationship, the application of Church rules leading to his removal, protests and solidarity from some faithful, and a few television appearances.

A single review presents Don Sante Sguotti's short, candid book about a priest's love for a parishioner and the clash with Church rules. The reviewer finds the text immediate and empathetic, raising canonical and human dilemmas. The book is described as readable, non-literary, and publicly discussed.

For:Readers interested in religion, clerical life, ethics, Italian contemporary culture, and short autobiographical accounts.

 Don Sguotti's book - now we should simply call him Mr. Sguotti, to be honest, although I am told the sacrament of consecration is indelible - describes in a simple, spontaneous, and straightforward way the inner turmoil of a priest from the Padua area who, almost an emulation of a nearby character by Goffredo Parise, or a local version of Father Ralph from "The Thorn Birds," discovers love for a parishioner, going as far as loving her in the biblical sense (here, more in reference to the Song of Songs, I would say, than to other pages of the Old Testament and later patristics!), oblivious to the fact that the Bible is a complex text with various possible interpretations: with the obvious and almost inevitable consequence that, once the fruit of love between priest and parishioner was born, and the truth simultaneously came to light, the Ecclesiastical Institution could only apply its rules and remove Father Sguotti from his position, despite protests and solidarity from some of his faithful.

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