A young Irish man goes into a confessional box in a Church in Dublin and says, "Bless me father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose and immoral woman."
The priest said "Is that you, Thomas O'Rourke?"
"Yes," replies the young man, "it is I, Father."
"Tell me, Thomas, who was the loose & immoral woman you were with?"
"I cannot tell you, Father, because I do not want to do further damage to her reputation."
The priest asked, "Was it Brenda O'Malley?"
"No, Father, it was not."
The priest said, "Hmmm, let me see, was it Mary Elizabeth O'Shea?"
"No, Father, it was not, and please don't ask me to tell you her name again."
"Oh, come on, Thomas, you can tell me. Was it Margaret Shanahan?"
"Well, it might have been, but no, Father, it was not! Please, father, I cannot tell you her name. I won't do anything to hurt her, not even before God. And if you ask me again I will have to leave immediately!"
The priest finally says, "Okay, Thomas, I admire and respect your perseverance. You are a true gentleman. I won't ask again but you must atone for your sins. Your penance will be 4 Our Fathers and 5 Hail Mary's. Now go back to your seat."
Thomas walks back to his pew and his buddy, Sean, slides over and whispers, "Well, what happened?"
Thomas replies "I got 4 Our Fathers, 5 Hail Marys and 3 Good Leads."
