What bishop would wish this on his priests?

By the end of day two the priests have fully bonded

Imagine this scenario if you will; a serene and isolated monastery, far from the bright lights and dark shadows and....(enter left)...an ex Jesuit priest (bad enough if he was a Jesuit full stop).


Ex J advances to mid stage and addresses a group of cowed looking parish priests (wrested from their busy parishes where they are on call for anointing the dying and the sick and other odd chores such as burying the dead).


"Gather round" states the ex J; "I want you to connect with your inner selves, make a circle and place your arms across the shoulder of the brother priests on your left and right - now let us all release our pent up emotions and groan, that's right, groan, I can feel your pain.


 Let it all out Fathers, hang loose and feel the tension leaving your body, empty your minds and reflect on things such as climate warming and how wonderful it would be to have a partner and how utterly awful it is to have an inflexible authority telling you what to believe and how to behave....."


This continues for two whole days.




What is it? It's a special retreat for priests. And it's taking place in a diocese near you!


Actually it's absolute tosh and a total waste of time and money - but, hey!................


.......................... Who's going to tell the bishop that?