Misc Jokes

Taking the Job Seriously

Father Joseph went up to Father Fred one afternoon and
said,"I am SICK of all this clean living. Tonight let's you
and me go out and party. We'll carouse, drink, whatever we
want."

Fred was shocked. "Are you crazy?

This is a small town and everyone knows us. Besides, even
if they didn't, they would see our clothes and know we were
priests."

Joe was ready for this. "Don't be silly. We won't stay in
town. We'll go into the city where nobody knows us, and we'll
dress just like anyone else." In the end, he managed to
persuade Fred, and they went out that night and partied like
professionals. Then they got back home at 5:00 AM, Fred's
face became pale. "I just thought of something," he said.
"We have to confess this."

Again, Joe was ready. "Relax, I told you, I thought this all
out in advance. Tomorrow, you go into church and into the
confessional. I will come in my regular clothes and confess,
and you absolve me. Then I go put on my garments, you come in
and confess, and I'll absolve you."

Fred was amazed at Joe's brilliance. And so, Joseph went in
later that morning and said, "Father forgive me, for I have
sinned. My friend and I, we're both young men, and last
night we went out and caroused. We became drunk, had carnal
knowledge of prostitutes, used foul language, danced to
wicked music."

Fred answered, "The Lord is patient and forgiving, and thus
shall I be. Do 5 "Our Father's" and 5 "Hail Mary's" and you
will be absolved of your sin.

A while later, their places were reversed as Fred came in
and confessed everything in detail. There was a short pause,
and Joseph answered,

"I don't believe this. And you DARE to call yourself a
priest? You will do 500 "Our Father's," 500 "Hail Mary's,"
donate all your money for the next month to the church, and
go around the church 500 times on your knees praying for the
Lord's forgiveness. Then come back and we'll discuss
absolution, but I make no guarantees."

"WHAT??!!" Father Fred was shocked. "What about our
agreement??"

Joe replied, "Hey, what I do on my time off is one thing,
but I take my job seriously."