Stories tagged “confessional”
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Confessional: Children's Cruelty
The next day came a boy, sixteen, confident. Father Rodge shivered at the expression as he came to the confessional. “I raped him,” the boy confessed, his confidence falling off of him like a borrowed coat. “I ripped his clothes off,...
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Quality Control
The church foyer bustled with activity as another customer stepped into the confession booth. The frail Italian women muttered religous phrases under her breath and crossed herself as she started naming her sins. It was more of a habit now, she really ...