A great deal of attention has been given to Ron Dreher’s announcement he is considering a move to Eastern Orthodoxy. Dreher, a convert from Protestantism to Catholicism, gives as reasons for his possible change of ecclesial allegiances the fallout from the sex scandal, the lack of any real sense of Catholic belief and practice at the parish level and concern for his children’s spiritual wellbeing. Al Kimmel gives a fairly strong critique of Dreher’s possible move at Pontiications and it is fine as it goes but I believe there are a few things that may be a factor in Dreher’s...
