Saturday, July 6, 2013

Priests in Love (11 of 11): Negotiation.



From Jane Anderson’s “Priest in Love: Roman Catholic Clergy and Their Intimate Friendships” (a book of interviews with Australian priests) (p. 189):

Fr. Jordan and Tabatha also negotiate the situation that presents itself after he finishes celebrating the Eucharist.  “Every one wants to talk to me after Eucharist, so I make sure she has the car keys, and she just goes and sits in the car.  She sees my priesthood as my profession, and it’s as if I were a company director, she wouldn’t want to be on the board.”

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