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When Shepards Face What They Cannot Heal
Imagine a priest at a rural parish meeting with a parishioner who is spiritually well formed, has all of their corporal needs met, but reveals that they cannot shake the sense that they feel like they do not belong in their own body. This parishioner doesn't have the means to travel a significant distance to see a mental health professional, and even then, they would only be open to seeing a practicing Catholic clinician, something that doesn't exist in their area. Our priest faces the difficult task of helping this parishioner without a roadmap of clinical psychological understanding. Catholic priests are charged with caring for the whole of every person in the flock that they shepard. This includes attending to the spiritual, physical, and phycological wellbeing of anyone who approaches them for help. Priests are uniquely equipped to address spiritual needs, Parishes are often able to assist in fulfilling physical needs, but church leaders are frequently met with mental and emotional pathologies that plague and weaken their parishioners.
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