“Shoo Shooing”

I remembering attending church and the moment a particular man walked into the church… hmm~~~ Shoo shooing (gossiping behind his back) used to start. As a young woman it was upsetting to hear about the things he did. The shoo shooers used to say that the man used to beat his wife and he fathered a child with one of his daughters. I was flabbergasted to hear it and thought it was malicious talk, until his wife ended up in hospital. What I could not understand is the priest/pastor knew about this, but he allowed this man to be on the altar, praying for people and taking part in the daily service. His wife never attended church, but his daughter and the child did…