Surely one of the 'big sins' is power and everything to do with power.
And strangely enough it is a very real issue in priesthood - celibate men wielding power.
The long sad story of clerical child sex abuse is closely linked to power.
It would be a strong man of great character who would not succumb to the allurements of power in various pastoral ministries.
All the tricks that are played. And it seems priests are brilliant at playing so many different tricks.
And all that mixed with some sort of fake sincerity and concern.
Or is is all as bad as that? Maybe not, but... .
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