A priest abandons himself before the often pertinent questions of the interviewer.
Some, in a literal reading, will see it as a cult of the ego with the repeated “Me, I!” It is easy to forget the framework of this book made up of questions and answers.
Father Gil Florini tackles numerous subjects and gives his vision of our society, an opinion going against political correctness. He is not afraid to shock the Tartuffes and the hypocrites, those who are offended by details and accept societal changes that nevertheless disrupt the order of Nature and humanity.
Father Gil confesses, a priest in the confessional? Yes and no, but more importantly, he shares his recipes for filling his church; it is true that he is very well placed on this subject with a significant presence at mass in his church. Gossip, what they said, they are fools, even idiots! Is that something a priest cannot say? Father Gil, his book proves, is not one to use empty language; he does not evade questions and even if it angers the well-thinking, the modern-day Pharisees, he says it, quoting Saint Paul on work.
One word can summarize this book: love; but it must be understood. To love is not to give in, he who loves well punishes well. What is love? Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus explains: “He who sets limits to his love does not know what love is.” To conclude, we’ll quote Father Gil Florini inspired by Saint John the Evangelist: “…These pages were written so you would understand that life is beautiful, happiness is given to us, and the world is open to us.”
We can only encourage people, believers or non-believers, to read this book with its diverse and varied opinions to better reflect on our world, which indeed needs it.
by Thierry Jan
