The new priest is nervous about hearing confessions, so he asks an older
priest to sit in on his sessions. The new priest hears a couple of
confessions, then the old priest asks him to step out of the
confessional for a few suggestions.
The old priest suggests, "Cross your arms over your chest, and rub your
chin with one hand." The new priest tries this. The old priest
suggests, "Try saying things like, 'I see, yes, go on and I understand.
How do you feel about that?" The new priest says those things.
Tee old priest says. "Now, don't you think that's a little better than
slapping your knee and saying 'No shit?!? What happened next?'"
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