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Cutie, Albert.

Dilemma : a priest's struggle with faith and love / Albert Cutie. - New York : Celebra, 2011. - xvi, 320 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9780451232014 0451232011

LCCN: 2010036618

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cutie, Albert.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Episcopal Church--Clergy--Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Celibacy--Catholic Church.
Catholic ex-priests--United States--Biography.
Anglican converts--United States--Biography.

LC Class. No.: BX4668.3.C88 / A3 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 282.092