Ribald Classic: Italian Tales
November, 1977
One Palm Sunday, Cicero, who was the pastor at San Marco near Perugia, gave his customary denunciation of the seven mortal sins. When he arrived at the sin of lust, he paused, then said, "My brothers, I am tormented with a great curiosity. During Lent, when I confessed your wives, every woman swore that she had been faithful to her husband. And yet, on the other hand, almost every husband in town confessed to having slept with another man's wife. Now, I'd like to have someone come to confes...
