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The Celibate

by Michael Arditti · February 1993

Cover of The Celibate

A homosexual priest in London suffers a crisis of faith, quits his order and obtains work taking visitors on a tour of murders committed by the 19th century serial killer, Jack the Ripper. As he indulges in his passion for boys, the priest meditates on the Passion. By the author of Pagan's Father.

Faith and reasonFictionChristianitySexualityYoung menCatholic gaysNew York Times reviewedClergy, fictionFiction, religiousFiction, psychological