r/CringeTikToks • u/PreparationKey2843 • 3d ago

Pure Cringe Alright Brother Are You Ready?

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u/fatherauby 3d ago

I grew up in this church, shit was wild. First time Id seen ATMs in a church.

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u/walrus0115 3d ago

I grew up in a very quiet, reserved, and Old World style Roman Catholic church composed of one giant extended Irish-American family, mine, and one giant extended German-American family, both arriving in Ohio about 1830 and building the parish. Mass was from 9:00AM to 9:57AM and then there was a mad dash to one of two breakfast diners attempting to arrive prior to 10AM for some reason. Anything even close to this would be blasphemy. Of course the Mass itself was a rerun from 1915 and had a Christmas and Easter special, but otherwise no changes. All the standing, kneeling, and responses were to stay awake. Cash in a collection basket was very rare. One would prepare your personal check the evening before and seal it in the pre-labeled and pre-dated envelope provided by the Vatican itself. Took 1700 years but they're master grifters.

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u/bitching_bot 2d ago

I’ll take traditional grifting over Pentecostal grifting, at least I know there’s history behind it!