An elderly
Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini,
Italy, went to
the local church for confession in 1960. When
the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said, "Father,
during World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our neighborhood knocked
urgently on my door and asked me to hide her from the Nazis. So I
hid her in my attic."
The priest
replied, "That was a wonderful thing you did, and you have no need to
confess that."
"There is
more to tell, Father. She started to repay me with sexual
favors. This happened several times a week, and sometimes twice on Sundays."
favors. This happened several times a week, and sometimes twice on Sundays."
The priest said,
"That was a long time ago and by doing what you did, you placed the two of
you in great danger, but two people under those circumstances can easily
succumb to the weakness of the flesh. However, if you are truly sorry for
your actions, you are indeed forgiven."
"Thank you,
Father. That is a great load off my mind. I do have one more question."
"And what is
that?" asked the priest.
"Should I
tell her the war is over?''
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