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I have sinned
—beginning with THIS MOMENT—
This
was when
my Uncle was photographed
for the first time
after being "branded"
by the Pope:
There was no more
Father Frank
He was now
—officially—
Monsignor Oliverio
and there is enough
bliss in his eyes,
he was empowered
to shatter glass
The year was 1995
but I addressed
my father's youngest brother
as "Monsignor"
only twice
before his death in
I have addressed him as
"Father"
longer than I did
address
my biological father as
"Father"
The eldest
—and most influential—
brother of the Monsignor
died in 1971
***
As for my other sins,
I would need
a month of Sundays
to list them all
***
Regarding the man
who "branded"
my Uncle
all I will say is
the recently released
is a must-see
movie
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