Monica Yant Kinney: Young Philadelphia priest seeks to be 'an instrument of healing'

By Monica Yant Kinney Inquirer Columnist How, exactly, do I ask a man of faith if he's out of his mind? I mean no disrespect. But I know that's what readers want to know. Especially Catholics still so sick about the clergy sex-abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that they can't go to Mass, let alone fathom how any bright guy in 2011 would choose to become a priest. David Friel thoughtfully indulges my indelicate question. He's only 25, but has had eight years of education and contemplation to prepare for the fury he may face in a job with such a distinctive uniform. Last month, the freckled Phillies fan became when he and two others in their 20s were ordained by beleaguered...