What Can We Make Of This Preacherman?

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This is a tale you don't hear everyday.

A parish priest has resigned after allegedly giving a drug addict thousands of pounds to buy heroin and crack cocaine.

Father Alan Sharpe was filmed by an undercover documentary team handing over at least £100 a day to the 24-year-old homeless man.

The 69-year-old Anglican vicar denied any wrongdoing after the programme was broadcast last month.

But on Sunday parishioners were told he had resigned after his congregation dropped by more than half. One fear was that collection plate cash was being used to pay for drugs.more