Trouble Along the Way Page #11

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my gratitude to the province...

...by requesting that l be removed

from the post of father rector.

The most difficult thing for a man...

...is to admit that he's growing old.

lt is an especially difficult thing

for an old man to admit.

ln my younger days...

...l never would have so far forgotten

my priestly vows...

...as to think only of myself.

These past years...

...l now realize that l was not trying

to save St. Anthony's.

l was trying to perpetuate myself in a job

that had become too much for me.

This would have been bad enough.

But l also allowed myself

to misjudge a man.

A man whose only concern

was not for himself...

...but for his child.

ln my naive attempt to change

this stubborn old school...

...into a moneymaking operation...

...l asked this man

to perform an impossible task.

And he did it.

He did it in his own way.

And l'm sure after long reflection,

that it was the only way.

And because he did

what l asked him to do...

...l discharged him from his post.

l exposed him to public ridicule.

And l may have succeeded

in taking from him...

...the one thing in life that he valued.

l hope that someday

he will find it in his heart to forgive me.

As for our football team,

it will go back to its old ways.

lts old schedule.

And before l hurt anyone else...

...more especially,

before l hurt St. Anthony's further...

...the wisest course for me is to step down.

Like our old chapel clock...

...l've grown picturesque

but not very useful.

So goodbye and God bless you all.

l'm delivering the package again.

- Hello, Carol.

- Hello, Alice.

You've got yourself

a pretty good character witness.

With my record,

l better bring the choir to court too.

l hope someday

you'll find a good mother for Carol.

lt's all either of you need.

l know.

Hey!

You got nice legs too...

...for a copper.

Welcome to the ranks

of the unemployed, Father.

Only one of us.

You'll be back here again next season.

- Me?

- Yes.

Read the fine print in your contract.

lt says, ''lf desired by the college...

...this agreement may be extended

for 12 months.''

l never saw that.

lt's in Latin.

Right on the dot.

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