I was very, very young, and probably not old enough to realize, if I misunderstood the message. Then my parents divorced a couple years later, and the priest told my mother not to come to that church any more.
When we were young we did pinky blood. This takes it to a whole new level!
He was great in confessional, too. 3 Our Fathers and 3 Hail Marys.....no matter what you did. You made sure you got in his line.