Question asked by Eskimo hunter to priest

Via Futility Closet: I read about an Eskimo hunter who asked the local missionary priest, 'If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?' 'No,' said the priest, 'not if you did not know.' 'Then why,' asked the Eskimo earnestly, 'did you tell me?' - Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, 1974...

Question asked by Eskimo hunter to priest

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What Is a Priest Hole?

A priest hole is a secret compartment which is designed to accommodate one or more people, along with a few objects. Priest holes were originally built to shelter Catholic priests from the Elizabethan government, and they were later used to hide precious belongings and to hide an assortment of radicals and dissidents. Such holes are generally very small, as visitors to Elizabethan manors can attest, and they were designed...


What Is a Priest Hole?

What Is a Priest Hole?

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