RE:"I wish there were a safe place for pastors to go for support — where they could be honest about their pain, their struggles and even their vices. Maybe then, we wouldn’t have so many falling into moral failure, burnout, and even a total loss of their faith." The anonymous fellowships offered by AA and Al-Anon provide this across the country. Here is an excerpt from their Traditions:

The Al-Anon Family Groups have no opinion on outside issues; hence our name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films, and TV. We need guard with special care the anonymity of all AA members.

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities.