id, “I have no liking for him.” (Greene- World 54) He was referring to Pope John Paul the II. This all sounds hypocritical on Greene’s part because he claims to be a Roman Catholic himself. He is rude and arrogant when he shows the disrespect he does for the leaders of the religion he claims to belong. The “whisky”Priest in the novel doesn’t understand his power or his glory. This could also be the case in the life of Greene. Greene wasn’t satisfied with his religion. In one of his autobiographies he said, “I made a great decision to turn my back on Christianity altogether and take up Buddhism.” (Greene- World 62) He contradicts his life again. He isn’t very persuasive as a propagandist for the Catholic church. He occasionally has an intelligent idea, then he gains resistance by the way he says it. He is not really a propagandist though. He is just using his position as a “catholic novelist” to get his ideas across to his readers. His obsession with his ideas blinds him to the truth. This creates confusion for the non– catholic readers of his books. Deep down Greene had another character within himself. He created religious tales filled with doubt, such as The Power and the Glory. He made up his own sort of Catholicism based on how he wanted his beliefs to be heard through his writings. Deception in Greene’s life can be seen in many instances throughout The Power and the Glory. The Power and the Glory is up to a point, arresting because of the story’s forceful, exaggerated presentations of an obsessed and imaginative personality are brought to life. Graham Greene died in Vevey, Switzerland in 1991. ...
