Patrick reflects on his relationship with the church and Father Bernard while preparing to confront the priest about the identity of his mother. He navigates the tension between his fabricated scandalous confessions and the heavy, unspoken truth of his abandonment.
PATRICK: I was always a good Catholic. I loved the smell of the incense, the Latin, the way Father Bernard’s voice would boom out from behind the screen. I loved the mystery of it all. But I had a secret. A big one. And I knew, deep down, that Father Bernard knew it too. He always looked so uncomfortable when I came to confession. Like he was expecting me to confess to something truly scandalous. And I always did my best to oblige.
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