“I grew up in the foster system, you know. Goddamn, what a cluster—” He stopped himself, and took a deep breath. “I’d a couple of creepy run-ins with foster dads, if you know what I mean. Most of them just want the cash—you know, the check the government sends them. But man some of those guys are as crooked as they come. I mean queer and—it’s okay to say that, right? I mean the Church doesn’t seem to get too bent out of shape over … well, you know, men who prefer boys.” Hard as Jacob tried, he could not keep silent about that one. “I assure you the Catholic Church condemns all manner of
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