anyone think it strange that Father Malone talks about his grandfather, Father Malone but no mention of him leaving the church. Maybe he ran off with Blakes wife and that was why Blake was so pi**ed at him
That puzzled me, too. Maybe Father Malone is High Church Episcopalian/Anglican. They have retained much of the trappings of Roman Catholicism. Their priests, also called "Father", are permitted to marry.
Alternatively, perhaps Father Malone converted and was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church. Even though his grandfather had to have been married, Father Malone is not.