The elderly Italian man went to his parish
priest and asked if the priest would hear his confession.
"Of course, my son," said the
priest.
"Well, Father, at the beginning of
World War Two, a beautiful woman knocked on my door and asked me to hide her from the
Germans; I hid her in my attic, and they never found her."
"That's a wonderful thing, my son, and
nothing that you need to confess," said the priest.
"It's worse, Father; I was weak, and
told her that she had to pay for rent of the attic with her sexual favors," continued
the old man.
"Well, it was a very difficult time,
and you took a large risk - you would have suffered terribly at their hands if the Germans
had found you hiding her; I know that God, in his wisdom and mercy, will balance the good
and the evil, and judge you kindly," said the priest.
"Thanks, Father," said the old
man. "That's a load off of my mind. Can I ask another question?"
"Of course, my son," said the
priest.
The old man asked, "Do I need to tell
her that the war is over?"
