Mine was more like a small setting public humiliation, but I hear what you are saying. Even though it was a simple misunderstanding, it was a big deal when I was 9, but that was a long time ago. I wasn't a catholic, just visiting with a friend - so it was not like I am a "former" Catholic.
well, priests are humans after all, with human failings. However, the good thing is that the priest ain’t quite the point of a mass — Christ is. So if the priest is a jerk, we ignore him and focus on the REAL presence, Jesus Christ