So the Rev. Graham’s family wasn’t perfect?
Perfection is for heaven. He did good deeds and preached the Word.
If people think that means he fell short, there is no man on earth who does not sin.
And above all, we should not speak ill of the dead.
The Graham Family has always been quite open and honest about their lack of perfection. Their stories have inspired the rest of us who likewise suffer from all human failings.
This WaPo writer needs to familiarize himself with Matthew 7:3
There was one man about 2000 years ago, and they nailed him to a cross.
“So the Rev. Graham’s family wasn’t perfect?”
Not a criticism, but just a fact of life, but often preachers are not the best fathers, sometimes because their focus is on a whole congregation so the family gets short shrift. Dad was a preacher and all five of his kids have been divorced. Ditto for many of my cousins, also preachers’ kids. It must’ve been more pronounced in the Graham family since he was traveling for long periods of time.
In the end, it’s the kids who make decisions to divorce, “go wild”, or whatever. We do what we do.