A married man went to confession
and said to his priest, “I almost had
an affair with another married
woman.”
The priest said, “What do you mean,
almost?”
The man said, “Well, we got naked
and rubbed our bodies together, but
then we stopped.”
The priest said, “Rubbing together is
the same as putting it in. You’re not
to see that woman again. For your
penance, say five Hail Mary’s and
put 500 in the donation box.”
The man left the confessional, said
his prayers, and then walked over
to the donation box.
He paused for a second and then
started to leave.
The priest quickly ran over to him
saying, “I saw that. You didn’t put
any money in the donation box!”
The man replied, “Yeah, but I
rubbed the 500 on the box, and
according to you, that’s the same as
putting it in.”