The red velvet curtains provide privacy and speak to the washing away of sins as the repentant person leaves the booth. The solid oaken bench provides no comfort, and hurries the churchgoer along in their confession. Behind the sheer screen is the waiting priest. Ornate designs are carved into the side of the confessional. Above it is a painting, dulled by age, but still depicting Jesus' death and resurrection with resounding clarity.
Confessional, Inside Church
altar boy
priest
I am a priest who has sword to uphold a religion. I do not always go easy on people. I enjoy giving sermons to audiences.
Yes, my son.  Continue with your confession and repent.   Well, I .. I ... had a lustful thought about Theresa May  Lust is a sin, my son.  How many thoughts have you had? There was only the one, father. Being here, in this beautiful church with the red velvet curtains and ornate designs, I feel my sin ever more heavily. Plus, my parents are socialists  Being a Socialist should be a sin, but I digress.  Yes, the curtains are lovely but the paint is is fading in areas and needs a good touch up. That's a dreadful thing to say in a Confessional, Father  I am not the sinner.  Twenty hail Mary's for you, my son. I'm a daughter - does that make it worse?  You have confessed and will repent.  That is all that is needed,  my child. Thank you Father. That's a beautiful painting just there.  Which one do you admire most?  We are surrounded by God's blessings. I like the picture of the Resurrection, Father - it gives me hope and is rather less gruesome than the other 