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Set in the 1930's, The Power and the Glory features 2 main protagonists: the whiskey priest and a Lieutenant. This is set during a time when there was strong sentiment against the Catholic clergy in southern Mexico. The Red Shirts are a group that have taken over and were attempting to drive out religion and the clergy. The nameless "whiskey priest" wanders the countryside and villages, trying to avoid capture, while the Lieutenant is in pursuit.
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I once asked my S.O. what his favorite book he read in school was...and he said The Power and The Glory.
Perhaps it is because I do not share the same beliefs as the whiskey priest that I had a hard time understanding his motives. Why did he not escape on the boat to Vera Cruz in the beginning when he could? Why did go back to the Americano which he knew was a trap instead of to safety in Las Casas? Is a dead "bad" priest better than a living "bad" priest? Even though I do not understand him, I s ...more
Perhaps it is because I do not share the same beliefs as the whiskey priest that I had a hard time understanding his motives. Why did he not escape on the boat to Vera Cruz in the beginning when he could? Why did go back to the Americano which he knew was a trap instead of to safety in Las Casas? Is a dead "bad" priest better than a living "bad" priest? Even though I do not understand him, I s ...more
I really enjoyed this gentle but deep novel about guilt, forgiveness, commitment and death.
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