Dilemma a priest's struggle with faith and love

Summary: A former Roman Catholic priest and author describes breaking his promise with the Church after being forced to hide his love for a woman for years and reignites the heated debate over mandatory celibacy.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101466957 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1101466952 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781101475294 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1101475293 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781101466940 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1101466944 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781101475287 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1101475285 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xvi, 320 p., [16] p. of plates) : col. ill.
Publisher: New York : Celebra, c2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Responding to an unpopular call -- Falling in love with the priesthood -- Life as a parish priest -- Abandoned by the church to sink or swim -- The media and Father Oprah -- Church scandals, politics, and exhaustion -- The secret life of a very public priest -- A sunny day on the beach: the day my secret was discovered -- If it bleeds, it leads: rumors, paparazzi and tabloids -- Retreat and reflection -- A simple Greek wedding -- The myth of celibacy -- Disposable priests -- The church that time forgot -- My journey from Rome to Canterbury.

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record.