TIL that a priest on the Titanic refused to board a life boat twice, and instead stayed behind to hear confessions and give absolution to the people left on the ship.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-17583535



Submitted January 25, 2015 at 11:20PM by PM_ME_UR_NUDES_4POEM http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2tmpqm/til_that_a_priest_on_the_titanic_refused_to_board/