Reconciliation: Justin Welby would be proud.
Rev. Philip Clements aged 79 is married to a male Romanian model aged 24. You will be surprised to learn that the relationship has had its ups and downs; but now they are back together.
Since the vicar is sexually inert due, he says, to his age, the relationship with his husband is celibate and, consequently, there is nothing wrong with it according to the Church of England.
Nevertheless, as far as I can see, there is nothing right with it, notwithstanding its intrinsically sad, comedic properties.
From here:
A retired vicar who was left homeless after selling his house to buy his Romanian husband a flat has insisted their three-year romance is real.
Philip Clements, 79, said their relationship is better than ever as he appeared on the Jeremy Kyle programme with his husband Florin Marin this morning.
The pair married in April last year after meeting on dating app Grindr in 2015.
Mr Clements even sold his £215,000 home in Sandwich, Kent, to buy a flat in Bucharest, Romania – where Mr Marin was from – and transferred ownership into his new husband’s name.
The couple split after just a few months later due to arguments about Mr Marin’s nightlife. Mr Clements ended up returning to Britain with nowhere to live.
But in a U-turn the couple say they are now giving their relationship another try and put on a united front on the Jeremy Kyle show this morning.
Opening up about their relationship, Mr Clements said: ‘I don’t have any money but our relationship is better than ever, though I’m not sure if Florin agrees.
He revealed his relationship with Philip couldn’t be physical due to age but said that wasn’t a problem. The former chef said: ‘It’s not a problem with him, if I want a physical relationship with someone I will just tell Philip beforehand.’
I feel bound to say that that’s one old man with whom I cannot contemplate committing matrimony a second time. I really do like my men to be potent.