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An elderly
Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini, Italy
went to the
local church for confession.
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
favours.
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's 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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Merrily
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