In 1953 the Holy Office informed Greene that The Power and the Glory was damaging to the reputation of the priesthood; but later, in a private audience with Greene, Pope Paul VI told him that, although parts of his novels would offend some Catholics, he should ignore the criticism.
Godine 1953, Kongregacija za nauku vere je obavestila Grina da Moć i slava šteti reputaciji sveštenstva, ali kasnije u privatnom razgovoru sa Grinom, papa Pavle VI mu je rekao da, iako će pojedini delovi uvrediti neke katolike, treba da ignoriše kritike.