All of the above contain profound observations. However, this case is especially perplexing in that Fr. Heagy was a priest and monastic- for years. One would think that a trained cleric would be a person who "delved into the heart of Christianity."......wouldn't we?
Equally perplexing is the fact that, by his own admission, he considered himself- for some time- a Muslim while being a priest...... How does the human mind and conscience pull that off?
I don't know, maybe I am just over- perplexed, but there seems to be more going on here than an individual on a spiritual quest......
Pretty much what I was going to say, but you beat me to it!
One thing that occurred to me that I might add is that a number of "modern" elders have bemoaned the shortage of....elders/spiritual fathers in the eastern Churches, especially in English speaking countries. While we would all benefit from having a true elder as a spiritual father/confessor, it seems to me that priests, especially, might be in even greater need of them, even more so, those priests who appear to be deeply spiritually conflicted and troubled. Just my 2-cents' worth.
