So once he got to Rome, he went native. Just like people from Europe and Great Britain come here and go native. For some reason, people seem to gravitate towards the lowest common denominator of the culture when they move to another country - rather than the best. Why is that I wonder?
There is something about some priests and preachers in term of narcissism, and it is to see them taken care of by their congregants like they are little children, completely spoiled. It is ridiculous.
Now we’re up to *violent* hate speech?
I can’t roll my eyes hard enough.....
Priests are just like ordinary people, with the same urges. While it is true that the majority of them take their vows of celibacy seriously, it is also true that the majority of them are also very good and charitable who only want to serve God and their fellowmen.
My grandmother’s dream was for me to become a priest so I went to an orientation in a seminary for a weekend. I quickly realized the life was not for me. I still stayed very active in the church, was a sakristan (altar boy) and gave the First Reading when I would travel with the parish priests as they made their rounds to the numerous churches and chapels in the different barangays (city/town communities).
Working closely with our three priests made me realize that they were good men who meant well and tried to make the lives of their parishioners better, but they all had weaknesses that would cause them to be kicked out of the ministry if they did it in other countries.
Still, for the most part, they made everyone’s lives better. I heard horror stories of how some priests in Latin America wouldn’t officiate funerals without the family paying them. That sin I never saw during the two years I volunteered with the priests in my hometown.