Not Here for the Plot
We are that guy. You know the one. The collar showing up on your TV show. The priest with three lines in the soap opera, usually there to bless or bury someone, or to say something vaguely spiritual before the scene cuts back to the people who actually matter to the plot. We may show up in a gangster movie for a baptism scene—holy water, Latin, candles—while the capo orders hits on his enemies - for the priest has no idea how the real world works, and neither does God, apparently. We show up in a hospital drama, walk in, say something soft and forgettable that barely echoes Scripture, and walk out before the real conversation begins. The one where comfort will be pronounced by a character with well-crafted lines accompanied with a swelling soundtrack, a killer close-up, and a dry cut to the next scene. We may even show up in a sitcom—the awkward, slightly out-of-touch minister, good for a gentle joke about sin and then back to the characters people actually tuned in for. ...
