I disagree. People outgrow aspects of their life all the time. I go back to my old neighborhood in North Philly where I spent my formative years and I can't relate anymore.
I believe him when he says that he wants to further shield the church from press scrutiny.
I also think that this was the best point to leave the church from a political standpoint but also from a personal one. He is not the same person who attended the church for all those years. He has a new reality that he must deal with. He will be spending the next 8 years in Washington anyway so why not make a clean break?
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