A parish priest was being honoured at a dinner on the twenty-fifth
anniversary of his arrival in that parish. A leading local politician,
who was a member of the congregation, was chosen to make the presentation and
give a little speech at the dinner, but he was delayed in traffic, so the
priest decided to say his own few words while they waited.
"You will understand," he said, "the seal of the confessional, can never
be broken. However, I got my first impressions of the parish from the first
confession I heard here. I can only hint vaguely about this, but when I came
here twenty-five years ago I thought I had been assigned to a terrible
place. The very first chap who entered my confessional told me how he had
stolen a television set, and when stopped by the police, had almost
murdered the officer. Further, he told me he had embezzled money from his place of
business and had an affair with his boss's wife. 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 understanding 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 talk.
"I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived in this parish,"
said the politician. "In fact, I had the honour of being the first one to
go to him in confession."
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