What would YOU do ?

An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini,

Italy, went to the local church for confession. When the priest

slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said:

"Father ... During World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from

our neighborhood knocked urgently on my door and asked me to

hide her from the Nazis. So I hid her in my attic."



The priest replied: "That was a wonderful thing you did, and you

have no need to confess that."



"There is more to tell, Father... She started to repay me with

sexual favors. This happened several times a week, and sometimes

twice on Sundays."



The priest said, "That was a long time ago and by doing what you

did, you placed the two of you in great danger, but two people

under those circumstances can easily succumb to the weakness of

the flesh. However, if you are truly sorry for your actions,

you are indeed forgiven."



"Thank you, Father. That's a great load off my mind. I do have

one more question."



"And what is that?" asked the priest.



"Should I tell her the war is over?"
 
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