When one can unentangle the relationship between the Irish sons who go on to become priests ad Irish mothers, one will understand the church in Ireland, and pretty much in America. It often seems way to be unhealthily entertwined...emotionally unhealthy, son fulfilling some of the aspects that should be the father..mother pushing father away for fear of another pregnancy, father turning to drink sometimes...mother son thing is very wierd sometimes and this has been heard from the pulpit..this totally unrealistic almost worship of the mother that no one else seems to have. What comes first, the chicken or the egg? I do not know. But it is part of what needs to be looked at. IF one puts one's mother on a pedestal, gives her retroactive virtues of chastity untained by marriage etc..how can one have a healthy view of marriage, mating in general etc.