Iranian footballers in Australia + quitting the priesthood to have sex

While war rages in Iran, the nation's women's football team is a long way away, here in Australia for one of their sport's biggest tournaments. So after silent protests on the field, what does the team's future hold? And after 7 years as a Catholic priest, Alberto Ravagnani decided to quit, saying it was too hard to stay celibate. He was never an ordinary priest — preaching on YouTube, sharing gym selfies and ditching the traditional attire for more common clothes. Alberto spoke with hack from Italy about his decision to quit and why he thinks the church needs to change. Listen now: 01:10 - The latest from Iran 05:30 - The Iranian women's football team in Australia 09:49 - Meet Alberto, the former priest who quit to have sex Guests: Jackson Worthington, reporter, triple j hack Alberto Ravagnani, former Catholic priest Get the whole story from Hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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