Ceremonies
Jul. 23rd, 2005 07:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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joi_division's baby nephew was christened today. It was one of those rare occasions that I set foot inside of a church, and an ever more rare occasion that I set foot inside of a Catholic church. Regardless, it was a nice ceremony. The priest even managed to impress me by being quite gentle and - dare I say - Christ-like, rather than the fount of condemnation that most Catholic priests are drawn as these days. I never thought I'd hear this during the sermon:
"Maybe a little girl born today will be up here performing this ceremony in 25 years. One could only hope..."
It was an interesting ceremony; not what I'd expected. There are times I really like having my preconceptions shattered.
