<u>Answer:</u>
<em>The quote which is given in the question reveals about father Paul that "he is out of touch with the community he serves". (A)</em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
The quote stated that the issue or the problem was early part of the narrative. This quote reveals that "Father Paul" was also very confused and thus his decision was swinging between the two different options. The priest was expected to go to the church past Sunday but he was unable to go.
It would be c. because it is past tense, but both words cannot be past tense like b., so it's has drink.
hopes this helps ;)
D. When you synthesize information it means you are drawing your own conclusions about the text as a whole. The word "synthesis" means to combine--so what you are doing is combining your own knowledge with what you've read about and putting that together to form your own ideas, predictions, and opinions.