The film True Confessions (1981)
centers around a priest who is the heir-apparent and assistant of the cardinal of
the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California. Even though the priest is a precise
bureaucrat and liturgist, I contend that he lapses in what can be said to be
the true mission of a Christian priest, and thus in the essence of
Christianity. Moreover, the film is deficient in not making this point explicit.
The full essay is at "True Confessions."
