The priest may also be more concerned over his son's soccer game then his Sunday homily. ... According to the church, the priest cannot marry anyone because Holy Orders marries the priest to the church (New Catholic Encyclopedia 9-266c). This may cause the priest to choose the role of a father over the role of being a priest. ... He writes, "I told him that at least he had a son, where as I would never experience being a father. ... The priest's son may also follow in their father's footsteps by becoming a priest (Hewko 2). ...

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