[blu]

I'm guessing, but the speaker's point may be that Mel's religious views may be incompatible with the spiritual core of the AA program but are so strongly held that he wouldn't be able to let go and go with the p

Mel's a traditional Catholic. He won't have any problems with the spirituality of the AA program. It will probably be easier for him than for a person who, up until he needed one, hasn't had a higher power to believe in.

[colorado tanker]

Well, that's my take on it, although some feel differently. Not being a Catholic I'm not in a position to say, although I do know a lot of Catholics get sober in AA.