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   ReneTray said, 5 months ago

   Like Dr. Graham at a pub and in his hand a soft drink bottle.
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   rpmurray said, 5 months ago

   Gimme a sarsaparilla neat barkeep.
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   Monkeyhead said, 5 months ago

   20 yrs ago I met one of the Catholic priests in a bar/grill (of course this little bar on Saturday lunch the kids outnumbered the adults 2 to 1). He had a Hawaiian shirt and shorts on. Granted the church was 2 blocks from that bar and he had just finished mowing the lawn, but still it’s just kinda a wtf.
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   Zanere said, 5 months ago

   Priests have lives to :)
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   sbwertz said, 5 months ago

   Priests take a vow of celibacy, not sobriety. Most of the priests I know drink occasionally
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   Linguist said, 5 months ago

   @sbwertz

   Priests take a vow of celibacy, not sobriety. Most of the priests I know drink occasionally
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
   They drink everyday when they celebrate Mass and partake of the wine.
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   John Bollinger said, 5 months ago

   Love the expression on Ruthie’s face in the first panel!
   Totally bewildered.
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   fredb49 said, 5 months ago

   Priest have several drinks on Sunday
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   hcr1985 said, 5 months ago

   He was saving “spirits”…
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    Stella S said, 5 months ago

    If I had to listen to everyone’s confessions, I probably would have a few drinks too.
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    SUSAN NEWMAN said, 5 months ago

    You can’t shield kids from reality forever, Rose.
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    Jon Hra said, 5 months ago

    Oh, I think Ruthie may have a stronger grip on reality than any one in MY family does.
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    bmonk said, 5 months ago

    From a real priest: Hearing confessions does not mean that we make any effort to remember all the sins.

    And, while we have a “drink” at every Mass, it’s pretty much a sip. One per hour or two. Not enough to get a buzz.

    +++++

    But it is amusing how Rose assumes everyone in the Saloon is there for nefarious purposes, and headed to Hell—except the Pastor, who must be doing good.
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    Dr Lou said, 5 months ago

    I believe most clergy are allowed to stop by for a drink…
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    UncaJim said, 5 months ago

    @bmonk; au salut!
    It used to torture my pore mother and ‘her side’ of the family when I’d hang around with Catholic kids and go to ‘their’ functions.
    A lot more adventurous than the cold, creaky, somber Methodist gatherings that preached a scary hell and damnation if I didn’t ‘get right with God’ and all..
    I do believe that the Monks of Europe invented/preserved the best recipes for wine, brandy (burnt wine) and some pretty darned good top-shelf whiskies !
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