The Confession Code
An old priest grew fed up with parishioners confessing adultery nonstop. One Sunday, he stood in the pulpit and warned,
“If I hear one more confession about adultery, I’ll quit!”
The congregation, who loved him dearly, quickly came up with a code word. From then on, anyone who had strayed simply said they had “fallen.” Life returned to normal—until the priest passed away peacefully at a ripe old age.
A week later, the new priest arrived and visited the town mayor, looking genuinely worried.
“You have to do something about these sidewalks,” he said.
“Why?” the mayor asked.
“Because everyone keeps talking about having fallen in the confessional!”
The mayor burst out laughing—no one had explained the code word. Before he could clarify, the priest shook a finger at the mayor and said,
“And you! Your wife has fallen three times this week!”
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