Father, I've Fallen
There was an old priest who got sick of all the people in his
parish who kept confessing adultery. One Sunday, from the
pulpit, he said, "If I hear one more person confess to adultery,
I'll quit!"
Well, everyone liked him, so they came up with a code word.
Someone who had committed adultery would say they had "fallen."
This seemed to satisfy the old priest and things went well, until
the priest died at a ripe old age. About a week after the new
priest arrived, he visited the Mayor of the town and seemed very
concerned.
The priest said, "You have to do something about the sidewalks in
town. When people come to the confessional, they keep talking
about having 'fallen.'"
The Mayor started to laugh, realizing that no one had told the
new priest about the code word.
Before the mayor could explain, the priest shook an accusing
finger at the mayor and said, "I don't know what you're laughing
about! Your wife fell three times this week."