Have you heard this little story?
A  rabbi and a Christain priest,
While differing in separate ways,
Were friends, to say the least. 
One day, the rabbi asked the priest,
In total confidence:
“Could you put up with  a man
That airs his impudence,
Confessing that, indeed, he needs
No sermon nor advice
From men like us whom he believes
To be not worldly-wise?
The priest thought for a moment,
Then answered with some ease:
“A man that frankly speaks his mind
Is finally at peace
“Not only with himself, but God,
Confession being the bridge
Across which he might reach the top
Of his salvation’s ridge.”
The rabbi shook his head and said,
“There’s no way, of course,
Confession without penitence
Could be the bridge to cross.”
“But,” said the priest, “consider this,
By God’s eternal grace,
We choose two different routes,  yet get
Together in one place.”