Xavier Novell, the former bishop of Solsona, gets married in church with permission from Pope Francis.

Solsona's ex-bishop was very popular in the media because during his religious stage he did not hesitate to stand out in favour of Catalan independence, something unusual among his fellow bishops. His story gave a boost when nearly three years ago, in 2021, he suddenly gave up his habits.«Personal reasons», he claimed at the time, being the youngest bishop in Spain. These reasons had to do with Sylvia Caballol, a writer of erotic-satanic novels …

The last great soap opera of the Spanish Church is coming to an end. And wedding bells ring. The former bishop of Solsona, Xavier Novell, has married, through the Church and with the permission of Pope Francis, to Silvia Caballol, the psychologist (and writer of erotic novels) for whom he left the ministry, now three years ago, and with whom he has twin girls. In September 2021, the prelate and his wife were getting married in civil matters. Now…

Xavier Novell's wife reveals the celebration of the religious wedding and thanks the Pope for the secularization of her husband

Their love story was a scandal, but they continue writing chapters that keep many eager and without losing any details of their movements. So, on Monday, many were surprised to learn that Xavier Novell, who was the bishop of Solsona, married Silvia Caballol, the woman for whom he decided to hang up the habits and live in apparent sin. And it is that few saw it with good eyes that in 2021 he decided to leave his ecclesiastical post to live withou…

Xavier Novell, the former bishop of Solsona about whom rivers of ink were written after resigning from the diocese to marry the writer of erotic novels Sílvia Caballol when she was pregnant, married this Sunday for the Church, as the bride revealed through her Instagram account. Keep reading...