Posted on 10/15/2001 5:10:15 PM PDT by BaBaStooey
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Immediately, he began the usual duties of pastor, which included hearing confessions.
As the first weeks went by, he couldn't help but notice that many of his new parishioners were confessing the sin of adultery.
Since this particular sin really bothered the priest, he decided to devote part of his next homily to this.
The next Sunday he told his parishioners, "I really dislike the sin of adultery, so if any of you commit this sin in the future, at least spare me the aggravation of hearing the word 'adultery' during confession. When you sin against the sixth commandment, please use the phrase 'I fell into the bayou' and I will know what you mean."
This code was used successfully for many years.
Eventually, the good old priest was retired and another was sent to replace him.
Shortly after his arrival, the new pastor decided that he should discuss an important matter with the mayor.
He told the mayor that he should have a fence built around the bayou because lots of folks were accidentally falling in and someone would surely be drowned if the mayor didn't do something about such a dangerous situation.
The mayor began to laugh when the new priest said this. He tried to explain about the confession code, but he could not speak for laughing.
The mayor's sick sense of humor angered the priest.
In a final, desperate attempt to get through to the mayor, the priest shouted, "Mayor, I don't know why you're laughing- your own wife fell in three times last week!"
You learn quick, Homer. It is disrespectful. You aren't supposed to leave until the priest departs.
My ex-step-Mom was even stricter than that. We weren't allowed to leave until the choir finished singing.
I stay until the priest departs. Amd don't forget to genuflect when the priest and his entourage bow to the altar!
I suppose I could throw an elbow or two....
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Only if the Tabernacle holding the Holy Host is behind the altar though. If, like many modernist changes in Church buildlings, your Church has the tabernacle shooed off to the side or back of the Church like an embarassing uncle, you should only bow towards the altar, showing it respect. But we genuflect in the direction of the Host as a sign of worship. :-)
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You gotta be in Butler Co. ;-)
We ex-Protestants do have to go through a culture shock when we start attending a Catholic Church. I noticed the difference in dress between Protestants and Catholics immediately. During RCIA, I wore a suit and tie to Mass every Sunday, but I was usually the only one, except for most of the ushers.
Now, I generally wear a dress shirt and slacks. But I haven't become accustomed to the t-shirts, shorts and thongs worn by others yet. And the leaving after communion bugs me too. Makes me want to stand up and lecture them all -- but that would only happen in a Protestant Church. :-)
I sometimes have difficulty accepting authority. I tend to rebel against anything an authority figure says -- even when he's right. I have found the Catholic Church to be a help in this regard. I quickly realized that if I started questioning everything a Catholic authority figure tells me, I would never have time to practice Catholicism. As a result, I've become much more accepting, and it's carried over into my non-Catholic life in a positive way.
It's good to finally be humble! I'm really proud of myself for my newfound humility.
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