History Main / DirtyOldMonk

* A stock character in Chinese and Japanese folklore, and maybe in other places where UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} is a popular religion. When it's PlayedForLaughs, it might be a case of ObfuscatingStupidity. The other times, it's to teach young monks of the danger of lust (usually involving some kind of literal man-eating shapeshifter demons).

* Miroku from ''Manga/InuYasha''. He would touch other girls butts and every time he meets a woman, he would ask, "Would you bear my children?" even the demons. And it's actually InTheBlood, sort-of: his grandfather was once defeated and cursed by Naraku, who appared to him as a beautiful woman. Add how Miroku was raised by ''yet another'' DirtyOldMonk after his father died, and is it any wonder that he turned out to be the local HandsomeLech? Somewhat justified though as the curse of the Wind Tunnel will eventually kill him so he only has a limited amount of time to father children in if he fails to break it.

* Brother Belcher in ''Film/CarryOnUpTheKhyber'' who has [[SexTourism sex with women]] in the [[UsefulNotes/TheRaj Indian]] markets that have "fallen" out of their religion.

* ''Series/TheCommish''. Commissioner Scali uncovers a high-class escort ring, only to be bombarded with calls from politicians and businessman pressuring him to drop the case. He's relieved when told there's a priest on the line, only for the priest also to express 'concern' about the case. Scali responds pointedly, "I'm sorry, but it is a crime. Not to mention a ''sin''."

* Used several times in ''Literature/JudgeDee'', and PlayedForDrama. The Judge's third wife was raped by a monk who saw her defenseless (before they married, it was mostly the doing of his TopWife to ensure the daughter of a criminal would not be condemned to a life of poverty), and in another a shrine renowned for allowing unfertile women to have children turns out to be run by monks who use a decidedly non-sanctioned method to conceive.

* The unfortunate brother [[UnfortunateNames Nhumrod]] from ''Discworld/SmallGods'', who is tormented every waking moment (and even worse in his sleeping moments) by thoughts of a luxurious nature. As he's also the master of the novitiates, he is always reminding them of the dangers of this sin (according to the older novitiates, asking him about it is quite educational, especially when he starts foaming at the mouth).

** {{Discworld/Snuff}} has the Ramkin property hermit, [[ALadyOnEachArm who uses his yearly two-week vacation to go to Quirm]] and ensure that the fine tradition of herming is passed down from father to son.

* Keisei and Umehara from ''Manga/CorpsePrincess''.

* Yuki's brother from ''{{Manga/Gravitation}}''.
* Benkei Musashibo from ''Manga/GetterRobo''.
* Franchise/SailorMoon: Sailor Mars' grandfather, who is a Shinto priest, but is definitely not above making lewd remarks towards his granddaughter's friends.

* The drunken monk in ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''.

* Martin Luther in a DeletedScene from ''Film/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife''.

* Padre Damaso and Padre Salvi in ''Literature/NoliMeTangere''
** And Padre Camorra in ''Literature/ElFilibusterismo''

* The Bishop in ''[[Creator/MarquisDeSade The 120 Days of Sodom]]''

* "Young Eucharists" by Music/ParentheticalGirls may have one as the narrator.

** Stories and jokes about lustful monks and friars were about as popular in the Middle Ages as stories about greedy lawyers in modern America. They shouldn't necessarily be taken as historical fact.

* Used several times in ''Literature/JudgeDee'', and PlayedForDrama. The Judge's third wife was raped by a monk who saw her defenseless, and in another a shrine renowned for allowing unfertile women to have children turns out to be run by monks who use a decidedly non-sanctioned method to conceive.

* Franchise/SailorMoon: Sailor Mars' grandfather, who is a Shinto priest, but is definitely not above making lewd remarks towards Mars' friends.

* The Friar, Summoner, Pardoner, and Monk (although he's more of a SexyPriest version) from ''Literature/TheCanterburyTales''. Perhaps also the Nun's Priest, but he denies it.

** Septon Moon in the backstory detailed at ''Literature/TheWorldOfIceAndFire'' was a [[ChurchMilitant Faith Militant]] leader that led an uprising against the Targaryen dynasty, but his credentials as a holy man were questionable: he claimed that the only book he ever read was [[SacredScripture Seven-Pointed Star]], but nobody ever saw him quote it or reading it himself despite being able to ramble speeches for hours on end. He had such an insatiable appetite for women that he bedded a different one every night. It was widely believed that his seed could turn barren women fertile and some would go as far as offering their ''wives, mothers, sisters and daughters'' to be [[ThePornomancer blessed with good fortune]], which he never declined. It got to a point his followers started using images of his [[GagPenis penis as symbol of their crusade]]. To his credit, he never hid his vices from his followers and started every sermon [[AtLeastIAdmitIt admitting that "I am a sinner"]].

** Septon Moon in the backstory detailed at ''Literature/TheWorldOfIceAndFire'' was a [[ChurchMilitant Faith Militant]] leader that led an uprising against the Targaryen dynasty, but his credentials as a holy man where questionable: he claimed that the only book he ever read was [[SacredScripture Seven-Pointed Star]], but nobody ever saw him quote it or reading it himself despite being able to ramble speeches for hours on end. He had such an insatiable appetite for women that he bedded a different one every night. It was widely believed that his seed could turn barren women fertile and some would go as far as offering their ''wives, mothers, sisters and daughters'' to be [[ThePornomancer blessed with good fortune]], which he never declined. It got to a point his followers started using images of his [[GagPenis penis as symbol of their crusade]]. To his credit, he never hid his vices from his followers and started every sermon [[AtLeastIAdmitIt admitting that "I am a sinner"]].

** Septon Moon in the backstory detailed at ''Literature/TheWorldOfIceAndFire'' was a [[ChurchMilitant Faith Militant]] leader that led an uprising against the Targaryen dynasty, but his credentials as a holy man where questionable: he claimed that the only book he ever read was [[SacredScripture Seven-Pointed Star]], but nobody ever saw him quote it or reading it himself despite being able to ramble speeches for hours on end. He had such an insatiable appetite for women that he bedded a different one every night. It was widely believed that his seed was blessed to make barren women fertile with some of some would go as far as offering their ''wives, mothers, sisters and daughters'' to be [[ThePornomancer blessed with good fortune]], which he never declined. It got to a point his followers started using images of his [[GagPenis penis as symbol of their crusade]]. To his credit, he never hid his vices from his followers and started every sermon [[AtLeastIAdmitIt admitting that "I am a sinner"]].

** Septon Moon in the backstory detailed at ''Literature/TheWorldOfIceAndFire'' was perhaps even [[UpToEleven more extreme than normal]]. He had such an insatiable appetite for women (bedding one every different night) it was widely believed that his seed was blessed to make barren women fertile and his followers started using images of his penis as symbol of their crusade. Some would go as far as offering their ''wives, mothers, sisters and daughters'' to be blessed with good fortune, which he never declined. To his credit, he never hid his vices from his followers and started every sermon [[AtLeastIAdmitIt admitting that "I am a sinner"]].

** Septon Moon in the backstory detailed at ''Literature/AWorldOfIceAndFire'' was perhaps even [[UpToEleven more extreme than normal]]. He had such an insatiable appetite for women (bedding one every different night) it was widely believed that his seed was blessed to make barren women fertile and his followers started using images of his penis as symbol of their crusade. Some would go as far as offering their ''wives, mothers, sisters and daughters'' to be blessed with good fortune, which he never declined. To his credit, he never hid his vices from his followers and started every sermon [[AtLeastIAdmitIt admitting that "I am a sinner"]].

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' gives us Thoros of Myr, technically a Red Priest of R'hllor. We say "technically", because at the start of the series, he's more like the enthusiastic wine-woman-and-song tourney buddy of Robert Baratheon's entire circle of friends than an actual priest: a years-long CrisisOfFaith (and the steadfast, quiet shelving of the orders you got regarding the conversion of the Seven Kingdoms) will do that. Unlike most Red Priests, Thoros just doesn't really go in for the BloodMagic, destroying demonic idols (aka those of other gods), being [[UncannyValley Mr Uncanny]] at others or the whole burning-people-alive thing in any big way, even though he does occasionally pull genuine miracles out and does talk about his, eventual, renewed faith and the contradictions inherent in the human condition.

** In some areas of Europe, the local clergy just plain didn't bother with really implementing the celibacy rule for priests (the earlier ones, not the reinforcing with the Counter-Reformation). In practice, this seems to have ''lessened'' this trope -- the priests apparently had less of a desire for multiple mistresses when they already were in committed long-term relationships with de-facto wives. Papal envoys were unhappy, of course, but Rome was far away and your ''frilla'' was close...

* [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]], known as the Mad Monk, was famous for his bisexual promiscuity. He did spent some times in an Orthodox monastry, but was never formally ordained.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' give us Thoros of Myr, technically a Red Priest of R'hllor. We say "technically", because at the start of the series, he's more like the wine-woman-and-song tourney buddy of Robert Baratheon's than an actual priest: a years-long CrisisOfFaith (and the steadfast, quiet shelving of the orders you got regarding the conversion of the Seven Kingdoms) will do that. Unlike most Red Priests, Thoros just doesn't really go in for the BloodMagic, destroying demonic idols (aka those of other gods), being [[UncannyValley Mr Uncanny]] at others or the whole burning-people-alive thing in any big way, even though he does occasionally pull genuine miracles out and does talk about his, eventually, renewed faith and the human condition.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' give us Thoros of Myr, technically a Red Priest of R'hllor. We say "technically", because at the start of the series, he's more like the wine-woman-and-song tourney buddy of Robert Baratheon's than an actual priest: a years-long ChrisisOfFaith (and steadfastly ignoring the orders you got regarding the conversion of the Seven Kingdoms) will do that. Unlike most Red Priests, Thoros just doesn't really go in for the BloodMagic, destroying demonic idols (aka those of other gods), being [[UncannyValley Mr Uncanny]] at others or the whole burning-people-alive thing in any big way, even though he does occasionally pull genuine miracles out.

* In ''Film/TheRibalsTalesOfRobinHood'', Friar Tuck not only indulges in his usual vices of gluttony, drunkenness and thievery, but receives blowjobs from wenches.

* A stock character in Chinese and Japanese folklore, and maybe in other places where UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism]] is a popular religion. When it's PlayedForLaughs, it might be a case of ObfuscatingStupidity. The other times, it's to teach young monks of the danger of lust (usually involving some kind of literal man-eating shapeshifter demons).

* A stock character in Chinese and Japanese folklore, and maybe in other places where Buddhism is a popular religion. When it's PlayedForLaughs, it might be a case of ObfuscatingStupidity. The other times, it's to teach young monks of the danger of lust (usually involving some kind of literal man-eating shapeshifter demons).

* Grigori Rasputin, known as the Mad Monk, was famous for his bisexual promiscuity. He did spent some times in an Orthodox monastry, but was never formally ordained.

* ''Literature/TheDecameron}}'' starts with the fourth story on the first day (which involves not one but ''two'' monks being naughty), and doesn't really let up after that. Of course, it's not that ''every'' story involves a lecherous monk, but many do--and if a monk is in a story, you can bet your bottom dollar that he's up to no good. Or that he's an idiot.

* ''Series/TheBorgias'' has several, most notably the VillainProtagonist Rodrigo Borgia himself, who is ''{{the Pope}}'' (TruthInTelevision).