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“You’re gonna die, preacher.”
Young, idealistic Catholic priest Ed Griffin ignores the bystanders and marches on from Selma to Montgomery with Martin Luther King. He feels like he’s living his faith. When he returns to his suburban parish in Parma, Ohio, he discovers that people have complained to the pastor. “Either you get rid of that nigger-lover, or we won’t give you another dime.” Father Griffin is moved to Cleveland’s slum. Three years later, in 1968, Griffin leaves the priesthood, but he doesn’t leave the rich tradition he’s learned from the church, the tradition that says respect others and help those in need. Once A Priest chronicles his struggle to find spirituality in his marriage, in his family, and in his career.
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“You’re gonna die, preacher.”
Young, idealistic Catholic priest Ed Griffin ignores the bystanders and marches on from Selma to Montgomery with Martin Luther King. He feels like he’s living his faith. When he returns to his suburban parish in Parma, Ohio, he discovers that people have complained to the pastor. “Either you get rid of that nigger-lover, or we won’t give you another dime.” Father Griffin is moved to Cleveland’s slum. Three years later, in 1968, Griffin leaves the priesthood, but he doesn’t leave the rich tradition he’s learned from the church, the tradition that says respect others and help those in need. Once A Priest chronicles his struggle to find spirituality in his marriage, in his family, and in his career.