Review
In September 1996, the Bishop of Argyll and the Isles disappeared. He re-emerged nearly a fortnight later in the North of England - with, to everyone's astonishment, his lover Kathleen. Scandal resulted, and was exacerbated when it was revealed that another woman had, years earlier, borne him a son. The Bishop soon found his life becoming a media circus act. Here, he attempts to tell his side of the story. Unfortunately, he misses the point: the public is more interested in the juicy details than in his comings and goings at theological seminary, his career in the church and appointment as a bishop. Only devotees will want to plough through the first eight chapters, and those keen to find an intelligent, considered verdict on the repercussions of Wright's actions will be disappointed by the scarcity of explanation. (Kirkus UK)
Product Description
In October 1996 the national newspapers began to report the disappearance of the Bishop of Argyll who had been missing for ten days. He eventually reappeared in the North of England supported by a woman with whom he had been having a relationship. When the news broke another woman disclosed that she too had been involved with the bishop and had given birth to his child. Roddy Wright is the first Roman Catholic bishop to have resigned in Britain under such circumstances. While the press have not stopped hounding him and his partner, Roddy Wright has given no interviews and made no public appearances. Here, he tells his own story, set against the background of a childhood in the tenements of Glasgow and his life as a young priest in the Highlands of Scotland.
