{"id":79159,"date":"2026-08-24T09:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/79159\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:32:14","slug":"brisbane-archbishop-apologises-over-stans-onlyfans-series-filmed-in-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/79159\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane Archbishop apologises over Stan\u2019s OnlyFans series filmed in cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Archbishop of Brisbane has apologised to clergy and parishioners after a reality TV series featuring sex workers was filmed inside a Brisbane cathedral. <\/p>\n<p>The production company behind the Stan series has now responded, as a letter penned by the Archbishop claimed that producers of Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money \u201cmisled the Dean\u201d of St John\u2019s Cathedral. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/16fce2937e4bc26e6134f982ca8770f0\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Lily Philips opens up about religion\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The diocese has formally contacted producers requesting all content featuring worshippers other than the Dean be \u201cimmediately removed\u201d including \u201ccompletely unacceptable vision of children in the Cathedral.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The production company, Mischief &amp; Wonder, told news.com.au: \u201cDuring production planning, permission was obtained directly from the Dean to film at St John\u2019s Cathedral in Brisbane.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon receiving a request this week to remove some individuals from the scene, this was actioned immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the sixth episode of the series, OnlyFans star Lily Philips shares her commitment to her faith, expressing her desire to reaffirm her faith. <\/p>\n<p>In the episode, <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/real-life\/news-life\/onlyfans-star-lily-philips-story-behind-viral-cathedral-photos\/news-story\/6c1ef89cc8ebd844ad4cf35c42681e36\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"6c1ef89cc8ebd844ad4cf35c42681e36\" data-tgev-label=\"lifestyle\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the star expressed her relief<\/a> at finding a church that is \u201cprogressive enough\u201d to accept her. <\/p>\n<p>She attended a Mass alongside close friend and co-star Annie Knight, and the remainder of her cast made up of some of the country\u2019s most successful sex workers. <\/p>\n<p>In a previous episode, during a discussion with Cathedral Dean, The Very Rev\u2019d Dr Peter Catt, Ms Philips asked whether the community would be open to letting her join. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can assure you this community is really open and accepting and really is interested in you as a person,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n<p>He did not say some might be curious about her line of work, but it wouldn\u2019t be fair to cast her out because of it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we were to take a focus on people\u2019s work, you know, would it be wise if I started persecuting people \u2018cause they worked for a fossil fuel company? Or they were part of the banking sector?\u201d he asked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a sense in which we\u2019re all caught up in a very complex existence. It\u2019s about really thinking that people are people and people are not defined by their work.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Images of the scenes first emerged back in April when photos leaked of the cast walking up the steps of the church. <\/p>\n<p>At the time a St Johns Cathedral<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/real-life\/news-life\/why-these-highprofile-sex-workers-were-at-brisbane-church\/news-story\/8fc366d176f84bfb9667ca4475fb71de\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"8fc366d176f84bfb9667ca4475fb71de\" data-tgev-label=\"lifestyle\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> spokesperson told news.com.au<\/a>: \u201cThe documentary makers contacted the Dean because they had somebody wanting to reconnect with her faith.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wanted to reconnect to her baptism and he facilitated that as he would anyone. There was no special treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking directly to news.com.au, the 25-year-old explains she believes \u201cGod\u2019s rules have definitely evolved.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a point when \u2026 all I cared about was monetary stuff. I think what faith has helped me to do was really ground me and make me so grateful for what I already have,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n<p>Two months on, an apology for the \u201cdistress and anger\u201d caused by allowing filming to occur was issued by Reverend Jeremy Greaves, the Archbishop of Brisbane, last week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPitched as a documentary program that would explore faith, intention, and life\u2019s complexities through the experience of an individual who had previously been excluded from faith communities because of past involvement in sex work, the series is nothing more than click-bait, reality TV content that shamelessly attempts to validate the porn-industry,\u201d he penned. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI unreservedly condemn any attempt to validate an industry that exploits women and girls and contributes to degrading and unhealthy messaging around sex and sexuality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded that there \u201care a number of gaps\u201d in policy and procedures with an \u201cimmediate review\u201d before a third-party is granted access again.<\/p>\n<p>St Johns Cathedral referred news.com.au to Archbishop\u2019s letter upon request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/brisbane\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Brisbane\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Archbishop of Brisbane has apologised to clergy and parishioners after a reality TV series featuring sex 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