Voice 1: “Well, then I vandalized my neighbor’s house and kicked his dog.”
Voice 2: “Wow”
Voice 1: “But he’s so weird! He’s a Scientologist!”
Voice 2: “Oh dear…”
Voice 1: “They believe that there’s evil stuff in their bodies that must be cleansed by some silly church official.”
Voice 2: “That IS pretty crazy!”
Voice 1: “But anyway, I guess I probably should have left his dog alone.”
Voice 2: “God, the Father of Mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
Indulgences from the ministry of the Church always absolve the sanctimonious
My comment didn’t happen. Anyway, funny, smart and right to the heart of the matter!