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Sex, Scandal, & Religion is a history and religion podcast uncovering the forbidden relationships, secret affairs, sacred privileges, and scandals that shook spiritual movements and holy institutions across history.Religions write rules about sex. Institutions enforce them. And history records what happened when power met desire.This podcast explores the hidden sexual histories of religious movements, churches, monasteries, sects, cults, and royal courts where belief, authority, intimacy, and secrecy collided. From sacred marriages and celibacy vows to forbidden affairs and explosive scandals, these are the stories that quietly reshaped doctrine, leadership, and faith.Each episode dives into:Sexual scandals inside religious institutionsClergy, monks, nuns, and secret relationshipsSacred sexual privileges and divine authority<li

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