"And Besides The Wench Is Dead..."
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poliphiloAnd the reason why I don't want to tell people what I used to do for a living?
It's because they're likely to want me to explain myself further. If you say, "I used to be a bank manager" or "I used to be a supermarket cashier" the conversation ends there. Those things don't need further unpacking. But if you say "I used to be a priest..."
When pressed further I used to say "I lost my faith." But that was a bit of an evasion. If I were to answer now I might say "I needed room to breathe".
Beyond that it gets complicated and- besides- all this stuff is so old...
It's because they're likely to want me to explain myself further. If you say, "I used to be a bank manager" or "I used to be a supermarket cashier" the conversation ends there. Those things don't need further unpacking. But if you say "I used to be a priest..."
When pressed further I used to say "I lost my faith." But that was a bit of an evasion. If I were to answer now I might say "I needed room to breathe".
Beyond that it gets complicated and- besides- all this stuff is so old...
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Date: 2017-03-28 12:41 pm (UTC)You can't be the only ex priest out there, surely?
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Date: 2017-03-28 03:31 pm (UTC)Technically speaking I am still a priest because the Church teaches that holy orders are indelible. If I wanted- which I don't- I could go through a bit of bureaucratic jiggery-pokery and return to the ministry.
I am also, for the record, an initiated Wiccan priest with an impeccable lineage.