But when she needed help , she reached out to the Roman Catholic Church . Nathan Halbach 's father is the priest who baptized him , Henry Willenborg . Nathan 's mother made a confidential agreement with the church to keep Willenborg 's identity secret . The reason for this was because she didn't want her son to be exposed as an atheist and possibly shunned by his family if he were found out.
Nathan Halbach 's father is the priest who baptized him , Henry Willenborg . Nathan 's mother made a confidential agreement with the church to keep Willenborg 's identity secret . The reason for this was because she didn't want her son to be exposed as an atheist and possibly shunned by his family if he were found out.