This one gets all up in the confessional, culminating in a no-holds-barred Catholic-off between Stabler and Father Michael Sweeney (Eric Stoltz--or is it Stolitz?). Red herrings and misdirects abound, and since we're watching an episode of SVU dealing with the Catholic Church, you can assume that some priest were taking some liberties with parishioners of an underage variety. While this one might kick off with some jarring early-season transphobia, it also has a lot of wild fun stuff, and if you weren't paying attention to the priest's name, don't worry, Josh caught it.

Munchies got an extra one hour and forty minutes of episode in the Uncut version this week. If that’s something that interests you, consider joining our Patreon.

Sources:

The effects of masturbatory reconditioning with nonfamilial child molesters - NIH National Library of Medicine
Arousal Reconditioning - Ethical Treatment for All Youth
Mike Sweeney Player Page - FanGraphs
Mike Sweeney Player Page - Baseball Reference

Music:

Divorcio Suave - "Munchy Business"

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Josh debating the Greatest Detectives in TV History on The Great Pop Culture Debate Podcast and talking SVU/OC on Jacked Up Review Show.

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Next Week's Episode: Season 4, Episode 21 "Fallacy"