Reverend Richard Coles Is To Retire And Move Into A Property In Sussex.

[Hymie]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10745847/Reverend-Richard-Coles-set-picturesque-cottage-worth-950-000-Sussex-village.html

I wonder if he has read Matthew 19.24 which reads:-
‘It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.’

[barry1010]

Good for him, I wish him well.

[emmie]

i wouldn't call that rich, not in that part of the country. I too hope he has a good life, retirement....

[Cloverjo]

Why are they showing pictures of his house? That’s terrible

[barry1010]

Lifted from the estate agent's website I imagine, Jo. Sadly, people in the public eye aren't entitled to any sort of privacy

[KUSTARD]

Sounds like a touch of the green-eyed monster to me!!!! He seems like a lovely bloke and, obviously, his money doesn't come from being a vicar. Hope we still see him on the TV occasionally

[barry1010]

I've a feeling we'll be seeing a lot more of him, Kustard. I like him on Countdown and the panel shows such as HIGNFY.

I don't think he's been taking food from the mouths of poor parishioners

[KUSTARD]

No, me neither, Barry!!!! I think he'll make lots of friends in his new location.

[Neveracrossword]

In a recent interview, the Rev Coles said this house was only affordable because of a pension agreement he'd signed over 30 years ago.

[Prudie]

So how much would be acceptable to you Hymie that he spends on a house and can still go to heaven? Or should he just live in car maybe?

[Prudie]

By the way isn't he gay? According to the Bible that will also hamper him at those gates.

[ToraToraTora]

you don't half post some twaddle Hymie.

[Hymie]

I am considerably less wealthy than Richard Coles, nevertheless I would expect St. Peter to be asking me some pretty searching questions at the pearly gates, re my wealth versus the rest of the human population.

But it is something I don’t have to worry about since no such place exists.

[Hopkirk]

Do you have to live in sackcloth to get in?

[Ken4155]

Wonder if Richard earns a few bob from his (almost) regular Friday morning slot on Radio 2's 'Pause For Thought'?
I sincerely hope he finds everlasting solace in his new home.

[barry1010]

Of course he earns money for working, Ken. He also tithes, so the more he earns the more he gives to charity.

[elliemay1]

Based on your logic here Hymie, the Pope hasn't much of a chance!

[barry1010]

Are you telling us the pope is gay?

[mjwman]

He must also have plenty of royalties from his recordings with the Communards where he played keyboards and other instruments alongside Jimmy Summerville.

[naomi24]

Silly post.

[barry1010]

Richard Cole is a hardworking man with incomes from many sources including his book deals (he has published five), music, tv and radio appearances, newspaper columns. He said, "...I sometimes earn more in a week doing corporate work than in a year as a vicar. I've done quite a lot of work on diversity with City law firms."

So good for him. Hard working man can afford to buy nice cottage in a nice area.