“The whole problem with this Hollande scandal is that he is not married.  Had he been married, this affair would never have been revealed.  

In France, having a mistress is not considered cheating.  We are not a puritanical country.  France is Catholic.  We accept sin and forgiveness.”

-French novelist, Jean-Marie Rouart, as quoted in a New York Times Op-Ed article dated February 15, 2014, concerning a scandal involving French President Francois Hollande and a purported mistress.