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Friday, October 20th, 2006

Misguided Catholic prayer book released in Poland

A new Catholic prayer book aimed at teenagers includes a prayer for God’s help to avoid talking rubbish when drunk.

“Lord, if in an unsober state, and under the influence of those around me, I say something stupid, please give me strength to retract my words. Protect me against senseless bravado and pride,” reads the prayer.

The book, released in Poland by Dominican monk Wojciech Jedrzejewski, has angered the Polish Catholic community as well as national media.

But Father Jedrzejewski stands by his work. He said: “This book will make it easier for young people to meet with God.”

Other prayers in the book include one asking God if boys really have to be rude to girls and teachers in order to get peer respect. The prayer reads: “Let me not be guided by idiotic notions of loyalty, if they might lead to evil.”

How do you feel about this, it may be far away in Poland, but is the writer clearly misguided or do you think anyone (like Mel Gibson) can gain from this?

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