This is partly because he is an alcoholic , and also because he stumbled on the island 's carefully hidden secret : Hansen 's Disease ( leprosy ) among the children of the islands .
Father Doonan has fallen out of favor with the island 's residents .
This is partly because Father Doonan is an Father Doonan , and also because Father Doonan stumbled on the island 's carefully hidden secret : Hansen 's Disease ( leprosy ) among the children of the islands .
Father Doonan has fallen out of favor with the island 's residents .