I grabbed this book from an outdoor loaners library. It was covered in bird nest materials and dirt. I had absolutely no idea what it was about but I had a deep interest in the priesthood and the Catholic Church. It's sat on my bedroom floor for YEARS!!

I am so glad I finally took the time to read this book!! It was fantastic!!

While it is pure fiction, I have categorized it as "History" because that is how people reacted to Vatican II -- the Church is coming apart at the seams!! People still have this belief today.

This book would also be an excellent discussion piece about why the sex abuse of minors happened ... I had been told that the reason for it had more to do with boys who were forced to repress their natural sexual development who then became grown men, priests. It wasn't that these priests were pedophiles, as much as their sexual development never matured as they aged. We can see a snippet of that in this in this book.

There is so much wonderful in this book!!

Adrianne ( )

I can't believe I sloughed through this. Didn't appeal to me at all. ( )