As a former Catholic I know the priests can be a pain in the

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I think unless you can find another church in another town (tell them you would like to use their church as it is in a nice village or town) you will have to go down the route of going into church and getting to know the priest, off to mass as well as the old confession thing again
And as I write this I think I might have to do this one day soon
Except I am an Atheist so going to Church for an hour or so every week will be the least enjoyable thing I get to do
