There is uncertainty as to why Green chose to have the priest in his novel, The Power and the Glory, be such an appalling person. Normally, one thinks of a priest to be the holiest being among all people on this earth. This belief is not proven to be true, however, in this novel.

In Christianity, you learn that priesthood is one of the closest things to purity and Godliness that exists on this earth. They don't engage in sexual relationships, and they certainly don't do anything that is against the law. In The Power and the Glory, however, the priest, lovingly known as the "whisky priest", does the opposite of these regulations. Firstly, he is an alcoholic. In this time, alcohol was an illegal substance, yet the priest still takes part in drinking it. It seems that almost every situati

The reason the priest was being searched for is because religion was outlawed. Anyone who was found practicing religion was to be put to death. One would think that all the priests would declare their belief in God, and would be willing to die for him. The whisky priest ran from confrontation about his being a priest, and instead, died for alcohol.

Throughout the book, I tried to think of the priest as a good man, because most are. The contradiction of his behavior and his beliefs, however, seems like Greene was trying to make his readers think otherwise. An exact reason is not known as to why Greene chose to make this character the way he is, one can only guess.

As far as the priests' relationship with Maria goes, I think that may have just been a one time fluke. He is a man, and men have hormones that sometimes take control o

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