I had to laugh . . .
Unapologetic Catholic has a post on full disclosure. Here's my favorite part:
Some teenager asked Fr. X this question, “As a member of the clergy, is it difficult for you to lead a celibate life? Don’t you feel like you’re missing out on something?”
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A touching and poignant answer, and there were smiles about the room. Suddenly, all eleven of my bullshit detectors went off like a wolfpack of diving World War II submarines. Don’t ask me how I knew, but I knew Fr. X had just lied his ass off.
I'm putting in an order for a few detectors myself. Clearly, one can't have too many.
posted by Ono at 4:08 PM
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Eleven....I thought that they came in pairs.....
Don't need bullshit detectors if
A) You've had close friends in the seminary or
B) You've accidentally stumbled across your priest's porn (not me,someone I knew)
I thought they came in pairs too.
When I thought of the priesthood, I went with the Jesuits because I needed some honesty. The number one question for me prior to deciding about the priesthood was if I was willing to give up sex, like forever. And yes, the bullshit detector went nuts whenever I heard crap. The Jesuits did not fool around. They are awesome. They laid it out like it is and I appreciated that.
Beyond that and as a general problem, my bullshit detector has expanded beyond its original mission parameters and I am detecting much on the radar that it was not initially programmed to detect.
I need a new set of detectors or a recallibration before I get too cynical.
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