A CONFESSION
Added on: 8th Mar 2015
A PRIEST WAS BEING HONOURED AT HIS
RETIREMENT DINNER AFTER 25 YEARS
IN THE PARISH.
A LEADING LOCAL POLITICIAN,
WHO WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE
CONGREGATION, WAS CHOSEN TO MAKE
THE PRESENTATION AND GIVE A LITTLE
LEAVING SPEECH AT THE DINNER.
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
STOPPED BY THE POLICE,
HAD ALMOST MURDERED THE OFFICER.
HE HAD STOLEN MONEY FROM HIS PARENTS,
EMBEZZLED FROM HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS,
HAD AN AFFAIR WITH HIS BOSS'S WIFE,
TAKEN ILLEGAL DRUGS”.
“I WAS APPALLED.
BUT AS THE DAYS WENT ON I KNEW
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 GIVE HIS SPEECH.
“I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST DAY
OUR PARISH PRIEST ARRIVED,”
SAID THE POLITICIAN.
“IN FACT, I HAD THE HONOUR OF
BEING THE FIRST ONE TO GO
TO HIM IN CONFESSION.”
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