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Retirement
Dinner
A Priest was being honoured at his retirement dinner after
25 years in thenparish. A leading local politician and
member of the congregation wasnchosen to make the
presentation and to give a little speech at the dinner.
However, he was delayed, so the Priest decided to say his
own few words while they waited:
'I got my first impression of the parish from the first
confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a
terrible place. The very first person who entered my
confessional told me he had stolen a television set and,
when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way out
of it. He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from
his employer, had an affair with his boss's wife, taken
illegal drugs, and gave VD to his sister.
I was appalled.
But as the days went on I learned that my people were not
all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full
of good 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 gave his talk:
'I'll never forget the first day our parish Priest arrived,'
said the
politician. 'In fact, I had the honour of being the first
person to go to him for confession.'
Forwarded from Yomoeh, Accra Ghana, August
11, 2009
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