Atheists & Agnostics

A week before Confirmation, we were brought into the halls of the St. James school. A nun began asking the questions that the bishop was going to ask us to make sure we were up to speed on the dogma and worthy of Confirmation. This was 1952.

Most of the kids got their memorized answers correct. A couple did not. As wrong answers came out of kids, she became more and more angry. She took one kid and pinched his cheek, telling him the correct answer, while shaking him.

A couple of more correct answers and then she blew. She took the fucking kid and slammed his head against the tile wall. There was blood on the wall and then the fucking kid collapsed on the floor.

We were immediately sent home and watched as an ambulance drove towards the school.

I imagine that cost the diocese a pretty penny to keep that one quiet.