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Original Sin
June 15th, 2008Once in a while the news brings word of an escapade that makes one doubt the benefits of alcohol consumption.
There was a couple in the Cesena, Italy who together tipped a bottle all night long. As passionate people (which describes almost every Italian I met while traveling in Italy) tend to do, they took their inebreated selves to the nearest place where they could find a little privacy for some frantic sexual interaction.
In their case it was a confessional box … while morning mass was being conducted. I’m assuming their screams of “Oh My God” were initially misinterprested for religious fervency.
The regional Bishop granted them forgiveness, and likely considered trying the same act himself. He eventually decided against having sex in the confessional with a nun because it is so hard to get into the habit.
The cathedral held a “mass of reparation” to atone for the couple’s attempt at massive replication. The fact that the cathedral still stands shows that God has a sense of humor, or is sleeping off his own all-nighter.
Perhaps they felt it was an effective way of putting their heart and soul into confession, with the mass adding to their religious fervour.
But most likely they were just shameless exhibitionists, either way God was probably impressed.
But to be fair, ‘Thee Temple ov Pychick Youth’ might have been a more appropriate venue.
‘The group focuses on the psychic and magical aspects of the human brain linked with “guiltless sexuality”.’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thee_Temple_ov_Psychick_Youth
Actually I did my own wiki on the matter, with some Discordianism to boot.
http://deoxy.org/wiki/Temple_ov_Psychick_Youth