Jacob K.
10-13-2004, 09:45 PM
On a tour of Florida, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the
coast for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the beach in the
Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off shore. A
helpless man, wearing a New York Yankee jersey, was struggling
frantically
to
free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark.
As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up with three
men wearing Boston Red Sox jerseys aboard. One quickly fired a harpoon
into the shark's side. The other two reached out and pulled the
bleeding, semi-conscious Yankee fan from the water. Then using
autographed Nomar Garciaparra baseball bats, the three Boston heroes
beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. "I give you
my blessing for your brave actions," he told them. "I heard that there
was some bitter hatred between Red Sox and Yankee fans, but now I have
seen with my own eyes that this is not the truth."
As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies "Who was that?"
It was the Pope," one replied. "He is in direct contact with God and
has access to all of God's wisdom."
"Well," the harpooner said, "He may have access to God's wisdom but he
doesn't know squat about shark fishing. How's the bait holding up?"
coast for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the beach in the
Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off shore. A
helpless man, wearing a New York Yankee jersey, was struggling
frantically
to
free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark.
As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up with three
men wearing Boston Red Sox jerseys aboard. One quickly fired a harpoon
into the shark's side. The other two reached out and pulled the
bleeding, semi-conscious Yankee fan from the water. Then using
autographed Nomar Garciaparra baseball bats, the three Boston heroes
beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. "I give you
my blessing for your brave actions," he told them. "I heard that there
was some bitter hatred between Red Sox and Yankee fans, but now I have
seen with my own eyes that this is not the truth."
As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies "Who was that?"
It was the Pope," one replied. "He is in direct contact with God and
has access to all of God's wisdom."
"Well," the harpooner said, "He may have access to God's wisdom but he
doesn't know squat about shark fishing. How's the bait holding up?"