After a pause, Bill looked at him. “What do you think will happen next?”
“I don’t know. I believe the investigation will probably start soon. Unless I miss my guess the end of this week.”
“You don’t know?”
“No, the feds don’t share that stuff with anyone, but the end of this week would be about right. But keep in mind, when they do whatever they’re going to do, they’re not just going after Billy Taylor. Senator Booth said he was going after that whole TV Evangelist crowd.”
Father Bill smiled.
“What?” asked Frank.
“What do you mean?”
“You’re smiling. I was just wondering why.”
“I was just wondering.”
“Wondering? Wondering what?”
“Isn’t there a possibility that there is someone in that group that maybe… just maybe, might be sincere? I mean isn’t there a chance there is one of those electric preachers whose not there for selfish reasons? I mean wants something other than just to make money?”
“You mean who actually loves Jesus?”
“Yes, I mean actually loves Jesus,” said Bill.
“Not at that level, no I don’t.”
Bill looked at him with a questioning face.
“Don’t get me wrong. I don’t doubt for a minute that there were some good people with sincere hearts that got into it with a love of Jesus and everything holy. Like I say, I don’t doubt it for a minute, but that’s when they first got in, before they joined the ‘gang’.”
“Gang?”
“Poor term, maybe. But I actually think there are politicians who go to Washington with all the best intentions. And, I believe there are preachers who begin their work with only good intentions. Yet, it’s not long before they see others with, shall we say, less than good intentions, enjoying great prosperity and privilege. It takes a hell of a man to stand up against that temptation just to do what’s right. Most can’t.”
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