I was wondering if you thought God existed.”
“God?”
“Yes.”
“Why do you ask?”
“Because I don’t know if I believe in God.”
“And you want my opinion?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re a priest.”
“Do you want my opinion or do you want me to tell you what you want to hear?”
“I want your opinion.”
“Well, I don’t know if I believe in God.”
This surprised me. “You don’t know?”
“No, I don’t.”
“But you’re a priest.”
“Yes, I am, but that doesn’t mean I have to know if I believe in God or not.”
“Doesn’t it?”
“No, it doesn’t.”
“But if you don’t believe in God, why are you a priest?”
“Because I wanted to be a priest.”
“But if you don’t believe in God, why did you want to be a priest?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
“No.”
“But you must