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Summary:
A priest is torn between church dogma and his personal beliefs in this British drama. Father Greg (Linus Roache) is a Catholic priest who tends to a parish in Liverpool. Like his superior, Father Matthew (Tom Wilkinson), Father Greg is not dealing well with his vow of celibacy. While Matthew has been discreetly having an affair with his housekeeper, Greg is homosexual, and he oc... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Linus Roache - (Father Greg)
Tom Wilkinson - (Father Matthew)
Cathy Tyson - (Maria Kerrigan)
James Ellis - (Father Ellerton)
Robert Carlyle - (Graham)
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Review:
It's easy to see why some knee-jerk Catholic groups opposed Antonia Bird's daring Priest, as it posits violations of two sacred Catholic church beliefs: heterosexuality and the unimpeachable privacy of the confessional. It's the latter that yields a more interesting conundrum for secular viewers, who may not be so shocked by the idea of a hom... Continue >>

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