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confession box

0A couple was caught having sex in a confession box in a cathedral in Germany.02br
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00A janitor heard some noise coming from the confession while he was sweeping the floor. He drew open the curtains and saw the pair engaged in oral sex. Police was called in and the couple was taken away. During an interrogation, the couple denied any wrongdoing because they claimed they were atheists. At the cathedral, the miniter was furious over the incident and said, "The behavior [is/ was] unacceptable. It [is/was] outrageous." adding that a ceremony will be held to purity the confession box (Is there another word for it to avoid repetition).02br
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02br 02br 00The minister was furious and said "the behavior was unacceptable and outrageous" means that the actions that had been unacceptable in the past, and may bygone be bygones. 02br 02br 00The minister was furious and said "the behavior is unacceptable and outrageous" is referring to any behavior related to oral *** in the church. 02br 02br 00*DISCLAIMER : advice given by non-English native0-

— Noob_plz_dun_laugh

  • 02br 02br 00The minister was furious and said "the behavior was unacceptable and outrageous" means that the actions that had been unacceptable in the past, and may bygone be bygones.
  • 02br 02br 00The minister was furious and said "the behavior is unacceptable and outrageous" is referring to any behavior related to oral *** in the church.
  • 02br 02br 00*DISCLAIMER : advice given by non-English native0-
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0It depends on what you want to say.02br
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00The minister was furious and said "the behavior was unacceptable and outrageous" means that the actions that had been unacceptable in the past, and may bygone be bygones. Perhaps he thinks the behavior is acceptable now.02br
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00The minister was furious and said "the behavior is unacceptable and outrageous
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0 A janitor heard some noise coming from the 01span00confessional02span00 01del00confession02del00 while he was sweeping the floor. He drew open the curtains and saw the pair engaged in oral ***. Police 01span00were02span00 01del00was02del00
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0I agree. Probably 01i00priest02i00, not 01i00minister02i00.02br
00I'd have said 01i00[Such / This kind of] behavior is unacceptable. It's outrageous. 02i02br
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0Thanks, Noob and RayH.02br
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00RayH.02br
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001. Could you help me understand 'called in'? I've heard it used in the context of crime when police are involved.02br
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002. the minister 00[should this be "priest"?]00 I don't know. Both sound good to me. Why?0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite102. the minister 11span10[should this be "priest"?]12span10 I don't know. Both sound good to me. Why?12blockquote
10The Catholic Church requires confession of its members and only priests can hear confession. As far as I know no other major Christi
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0 "a ceremony will be held to purity the confession box"02br
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00Not "purity", you "purify" the confession box. 0-
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0Thanks, CJ, RayH and Abil.02br
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00Purity is a typo. Thanks.02br
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00CJ. I agree with your generalization (This kind of behavior...) Thanks for the catch.0-
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