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>, On the Road to Damascus
<my.life.starts.now@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in
> the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation
> was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the
> dinner. However, he was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own
> few words while they waited.
>
> "I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I
> heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The
> very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen
> a television set and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie
> his way out of it.
>
> He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his employer,
> had an affair with his boss's wife, taken illegal drugs, and gave VD
> to his sister. I was appalled. But as the days went on I learned that
> my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine
> parish full of good and loving people."...
>
> Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of
> apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the
> presentation and gave his
> talk. "I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived,"
> said the politician. "In fact, I had the honor of being the first
> person to go to him for confession."
>
> Moral: Never, Never, Never Be Late!
Variants of this story are told to seminarians with the moral:
Never. Never. Never. Never give specifics about ANYthing you hear in
confessional!
--
Chris Henrich
http://www.mathinteract.com
God just doesn't fit inside a single religion.
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