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That Undeniable Longing:
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About the Book“You will laugh, you will possibly cry, and you will undoubtedly come to learn from the struggle both without and within. This book is quite well-written and addicting from page one. I could not put it down.” “A rare and fascinating look into the soul of a man desperately searching for his happiness in others and the church before finally turning to himself.”—Tony McEwing, Fox News “That Undeniable Longing is very personal . . . hard to put down.” This is a remarkably timely and fascinating personal story of a young man who became a priest and then discovered he was gay. He slowly came to the realization that the flesh and the spirit need not be at war and that in order for him to be a complete person he would have to leave the priesthood. This gripping memoir begins when the author leaves his home in California at the age of nineteen to enter a seminary on the outskirts of Rome. The seminary has a resident “saint” who is later discovered to be far more human than spiritual. The author struggled with his commitment by suppressing his emotional needs and thought about changing his career path. But eventually he continued as he had begun and attended the north American College, the Vatican’s premier American seminary. An engrossing true story of one man’s struggle with his emotions and the Church, Tedesco ultimately finds a redemptive peace and happiness. His journey touches on such matters as the search for meaning, spirituality versus humanity, faith in God and being gay. now that the Vatican has banned gays from the priesthood, this story takes on new relevance. About the AuthorMark Tedesco now teaches history at a Los Angeles high school. |
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