Confessions of a Passionate Priest

Father Ameen's sexual desire for women challenged his vow to remain celibate as an Eastern Rite Catholic priest. Caught between the doctrine of the Catholic Church and a forbidden affair with a married woman, Father Ameen was thrust into the middle of a sex scandal that forced him to evaluate his lifelong devotion to the clergy. But he was torn. Having already broken the rules of the Church, would he still be able to serve both God and man? Could a loving God truly wish for his most loyal followers to live without intimacy and affection? Or has Church doctrine failed to address our contemporary lives and the reality of human need? Confessions of a Passionate Priest is a rare glimpse into the private life of a priest mandated to live under what some consider an antiquated doctrine enforced by a hierarchy enveloped in secrecy, hypocrisy, and shame. Original.