Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 12, 1975
Transcript:
Rev. Sloan: It's hard to explain the karma shift, Mike - all I know is that the fighting young priest who can speak to the kids has somehow turned into an ineffectual middle-aged sophist who babbles to himself! I guess what it gets down to is that I'm just not as needed as I used to be! Mike: So you have more free time, Rev... Rev. Sloan: Oh, it's more than just that, Mike! It's meant a fall from grace, a questioning of faith, a cut in salary. Mike: So that's it! Rev. Sloan: Well, c'mon, Mike - priests have car payments, too!