[nilesfunnies] Fw: My First Confession

My First Confession
A parish priest was being honoured at a dinner on the twenty-fifth
anniversary of his arrival in that parish. A leading local politician,
who was a member of the congregation, was chosen to make the
presentation and to give a little speech at the dinner, but he was
delayed in traffic, so the priest decided to say his own few words while
they waited.

“You will understand,” he said, “the seal of the confessional can never
be broken, however I got my first impressions of the parish from the
first confession I heard here. I can only hint vaguely about this, but
when I came here 25 years ago I thought I had been assigned to a
terrible place. The very first chap who entered my confessional told me
how he had stolen a television set, and when stopped by the police, had
almost murdered the officer! Further, he told me he had embezzled money
from his place of business and had an affair with his boss’s wife. 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
understanding 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 give his talk.

“I’ll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived in this
parish,” said the politician. “In fact, I had the honour of being the
first one to go to him in confession.”