Crow Sister - you should have lived in my village nearly twenty years ago. The vicar (married) was found guilty by a Consistory Court of adultery with a married parishioner in the village - and was unfrocked. Consistory Court hearings about "conduct unbecoming a clerk in Holy Orders" are rare.

How's that for your scandal? I think it should qualify.

It was an odd period in the village - and split opinion. Those of the vicar's circle of friends just couldn't believe it was all true and rallied round them. Those who knew it was true - and there were very many of them - were totally contemptuous of his behaviour and were glad to see him go.