The priests are telling their parishioners to withdraw their support for Parnell because of his immoral behavior. Mr. Dedalus and Mr. Casey both object to priests interfering in politics. Dante defends the priests because she thinks it is their job to direct the people away from immorality.
Answer:
A Struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot external conflict. Which is mostly in the "Rising Action" in most stories efore the climax comes.