▁Old ▁W inds or , ▁Ber k shire . ▁While ▁at ▁Be aum ont , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁as ▁a ▁nov ice . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁until ▁he ▁res igned ▁the ▁priest hood ▁ 2 9 ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Le vi ▁trained ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood ▁at ▁He yth rop ▁College ▁and ▁read ▁Class ics ▁at ▁Campion ▁Hall . ▁During ▁his ▁te en age ▁years ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁pol io ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁car ▁– ▁the ▁after - effect s ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁to ▁affect ▁him ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁He yth rop , ▁then ▁a ▁country ▁house ▁near ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁in ▁Oxford shire , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁most ▁r uly ▁of ▁sem in ari ans . ▁This ▁and ▁possible ▁doub ts ▁about ▁his ▁voc ation ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁ord ination ▁being ▁delayed ▁for ▁a ▁year : ▁" We ▁used ▁to ▁translate ▁ps alm ▁[ 1 1 9 ] ▁Be ati ▁imm ac ul ati ▁in ▁via ▁at ▁He yth rop ▁as ▁B less ed ▁are ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁sp otted ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁out . ▁I ▁was ▁sp otted ▁too ▁often .... " ▁ ▁This ▁delay ▁had ▁the ▁side ▁effect ▁of ▁en abling ▁his ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁Greece ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁travel led ▁through ▁Afghan istan ▁with ▁Bruce ▁Ch at