A community in Ireland
A small congregation of Catholics in a village in Ireland were told that their priest must take six months absence owing to health reasons. On leaving he told his flock that should they need any counselling during his absence that they should approach the Protestant vicar.
Meeting in the local pub they elected one of them to go to the vicar, to ask a question or two. This man knocked on the vicar's door and the vicar answered and asked what the problem was.
" Well, we have been asked to approach you with any problems but we have no idea exactly how to address you"
"Oh, then how do you address your priest?" the vicar said.
" We call him 'Father' " the man answered.
"Then call me 'Father' " replied the vicar.
The man returned to pub and exclaimed to the others: " You won't believe it! He wants us to call him 'Father', him with a wife and six kids! "
Meeting in the local pub they elected one of them to go to the vicar, to ask a question or two. This man knocked on the vicar's door and the vicar answered and asked what the problem was.
" Well, we have been asked to approach you with any problems but we have no idea exactly how to address you"
"Oh, then how do you address your priest?" the vicar said.
" We call him 'Father' " the man answered.
"Then call me 'Father' " replied the vicar.
The man returned to pub and exclaimed to the others: " You won't believe it! He wants us to call him 'Father', him with a wife and six kids! "
