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Chapter Summary: The Power And The Glory

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The Power and the Glory
1. In Catholic teaching, the priest is seen as fulfilling the role of Christ when administering the sacrament. Does the "whiskey priest," in performing his priestly duties, sacrifice himself in a way that is analogous to the sacrifice of Christ? Support your answer with specific details from the novel.
The “whiskey priest” does not have a name because he is everyone. He attempts to avoid his obligation to his ministry, he still does administer the Eucharist and hear confessions because he is the only one left due to the Catholic Church being outlawed. The Mexican people come to him and ask him to baptize their children. In the beginning of the novel, he misses the boar to safety because a woman asks for ministration. When the priest speaks, it is Christ who they are …show more content…

How much do these ideas impact your own life? How can one see the image of God even in those who commit the most deplorable and heinous acts? I agree with the views and ideas expressed in the passage. We are all made in God’s image and we are all weak and vulnerable at times. The priest, at the end of the novel, comes to reflect about this himself. As he sits in his dark cell, with fellow prisoners, he grows empathy for them. Realizing that they are all made in God’s image, it is clear that only his view of them is tarnished and distorted by their sinful pasts. The ideas in the passage to impact my own life since God is present in each and every one of us. Life is about being humble and trying to see the best in others. It is important for me to touch the life of others, and for others to have this same effect on me. As many people have crossed paths with the priest, he had also strengthened their faith or at least moved them towards faith. Meeting people and expressing their intrinsic values will help me to help those who suffer so much that they feel like their lives are

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