18++ 19 Jan 2007

Father Joseph went up to Father Fred one afternoon and said, "I am SICK
of all this clean living. Tonight let's you and me go out and party.
We'll carouse, drink, whatever we want."

Fred was shocked. "Are you crazy? This is a small town and everyone
knows us. Besides, even if they didn't, they would see our clothes and
know we were priests."

Joe was ready for this. "Don't be silly. We won't stay in town, we'll go
into the city where nobody knows us, and we'll dress just like anyone
else."

In the end, he managed to persuade Fred, and they went out that night
and partied like professionals. When they got back home at 5:00 AM,
Fred's face became pale. "I just thought of something," he said. "We
have to confess this."

Again, Joe was ready. "Relax, I told you, I thought this all out in
advance. Tomorrow, you go into church and into the confessional. I will
come in my regular clothes and confess, and you absolve me. Then I go
put on my garments, you come in and confess, and I'll absolve you."

Fred was amazed at Joe's brilliance. And so, Joseph went in later that
morning and said, "Father forgive me, for I have sinned. My friend and
I, we're both young men, and last night we went out and caroused. We
became drunk, had carnal knowledge of prostitutes, used foul language,
danced to wicked music."

Fred answered, "God is patient and forgiving, and thus shall I be. Do 5
'Our Father's' and 5 'Hail Mary's' and you will be absolved of your
sin."

A while later, their places were reversed as Fred came in and confessed
everything in detail. There was a short pause, and Joseph answered, "I
don't believe this. And you DARE to call yourself a priest? You will do
500 "Our Father's," 500 "Hail Mary's," donate all your money for the
next month to the church, and go around the church 500 times on your
knees praying for God's forgiveness. Then come back and we'll discuss
absolution, but I make no guarantees."

"WHAT?!" Father Fred was shocked. "What about our agreement??"

Joe replied, "Hey, what I do on my time off is one thing, but I take my
job seriously."

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