susan+rick wrote:
> Kakki
> I was just going to sit down at the computer and write nearly the exact same
> remembrance of an early confession I made to a somewhat amused priest who
> patiently explained to me that thinking about "naked ladies" was not, in
> fact, committing adultery. It seemed a pretty adult thing to me at the time.
>
> Ranger Rick
>
> Kakki wrote
> > Shortly thereafter my parents
> > dutifully dropped me off at the church one Saturday to go to confession. At
> > that age, I was always racking my brain to come up with something so I
> > thought, "oh yeah" and confessed to committing adultery three times. The
> > priest was very silent and seemed to cough a bit and asked "what exactly did
> > you do, my child?" I was embarrassed to tell him I'd said the word "pee"
> > three times. Another long pause and then he said "my child, you have not
> > committed adultery" and then he let me off with a minimal penance.
<<<<<I find it very "interesting" just how much the church has influenced so much
of our thinking in terms of trying to control how we see, feel and experience sex
and love. i am not impressed with the guilt, blame and shame aspects of this
influence. not one bit. >>>
food for thought
love Mags
np: court and spark
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