However, he has fallen from time to time.
In his younger days,Eric met and fell in love with Nicole Walker(Arianne Zucker).
The two began dating, but Nicole’s dark past was a big obstacle for them to overcome.
Eric wasn’t seen for more than a decade when he finally returned to Salem in 2012.
Eric began working at St. Luke’s church and later hired Nicole as his secretary.
Sadly, that backfired when Kristen used Eric as a pawn in her game.
However, the recording was buried afterBrady agreed to give Kristen another chance.
That is until Kristen and Brady were set to get married.
After leaving the priesthood, Eric tried to find a way to prove his innocence and regain his job.
However, his feelings for Nicole continued to surface.
Eventually, Eric decided to leave his days as a priest behind.
Although life wasn’t easy for him afterward.
He served time in prison for his crime before returning to Salem.
However, he wasn’t gone for long.
Eric later united his family to fight for Marlena’s soul as a team.
After Marlena was saved, Eric left town again, only to return a few months later.
This time he’d ditched his priest collar yet again and began working at the Brady Pub.
It seems that Eric will always be torn between his faith and his feelings for Nicole.
