Every Saint A Sinner (Large Print)

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. Oscar WildeVeronica Matthews is on a mission to get the Catholic Church to accept its share of blame for Father Paul Peñas rape of her son. While Peña himself is remorseless its salt on the wound that the Church shes always loved wont admit that institutional failures enabled repeated abuse of its flock. Instead it acts like every other litigious corporation: offering carefully worded statements of sympathy while refuting any responsibility.By all words and deeds Father Frank Muncy is Peñas opposite: a humble servant loved by all for his extraordinary empathic gifts which he puts to use as a drug addiction counselor. But when a grave accusation against Father Frank coincides with the reappearance of a figure from his past Frank a fervent believer in Gods ability to forgive and ultimately redeem chooses to reveal a shocking secret about himself that is sure to ruin his reputation.When a miraculous event connects the lives of Veronica Paul and Father Frank it also poses a great challenge to the Church. Survivors of the clergy abuse scandal are vehemently divided: some feel that for the Church to acknowledge the miracle is to effectively minimize the clergys abuse against children while others believe that the miracle is Gods mysterious creative repurposing of tragedy into a lesson about just how far his love extends-a lesson that will facilitate survivors healing.Told with unflinching bravery and compassion Every Saint a Sinner asks what greater good can be done not just despite but because of mans sinful nature. Its an emotionally resonant and morally complex meditation on transformation empathy and forgiveness.DISCRETION ADVISED: This work contains disturbing scenes of abuse against children and adolescents.