2Bkilnhill45 4 days ago Confessions First time from an unexpected direction. It was the first time he had been in a confessional for several years. The last time had not ended well. He had said to Father Bernard that he felt attracted to men. Father Bernard had verbally castigated him so severely, and told him not to have such dirty thoughts, that he had lost all confidence in his faith. Father Bernard had retired, and Father Michael had replaced him. The new priest was much closer to his own age...