Dilemma : a priest's struggle with faith and love /
Albert Cuti.
- New York : Celebra, 2012.
- xvi, 320 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 23 cm.
Text of photographs in English and Spanish.
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 -- Completing my journey from Rome to Canterbury.
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.