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Date Posted: 16:13:44 07/07/02 Sun
Author: Drummond
Subject: The rabbi and the Pope

Several centuries ago, the Pope decided that all the Jews had to leave the
Vatican. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Jewish community. So
the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a member of
the Jewish community. If the Jew won, the Jews could stay. If the Pope
won, the Jews would leave. The Jews realized that they had no choice. So
they picked an elderly aged man named Moishe to represent them. Rabbi
Moishe"s Latin was not very good - in fact, he knew very little--but he
was a man of great faith and well respected in the Jewish community. The
pope agreed to a silent debate in which they would argue solely with gestures.

What could be easier than a silent debate?

The day of the great debate came. Moishe and the Pope sat opposite each
other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three
fingers. Moishe looked back at him and raised one finger. The Pope waved
his fingers in a circle around his head. Moishe pointed to the ground
where he sat. The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Moishe
pulled out an apple. The Pope stood up and said, "I give up. This man is
too good. The Jews can stay."

An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what
happened. The Pope said: "First I held up three fingers to represent the
Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was
still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger around
me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the
ground and showing that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the
wine and the wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled
out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for
everything. What could I do?"

Meanwhile, the Jewish community had crowded around Moishe. "What
happened?" they asked. "Well," said Moishe, "First he said to me that the
Jews had three days to get out of here. I told him that not one of us was
leaving. Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Jews. I
let him know that we were staying right here." "And then?" asked a woman.
"I do not know," said Moishe. "He took out his lunch and I took out mine."

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Replies:

*sigh* -- Lona, 22:50:41 07/07/02 Sun
Thats pretty good Drummond. -- PAUL., 18:01:03 07/08/02 Mon
The vicar and the frog. -- PAUL., 18:19:46 07/08/02 Mon
- Ahhh...variation on a theme.... -- Lona, 23:08:01 07/08/02 Mon
  - Re: Ahhh...variation on a theme.... -- Sue da babe, 03:36:38 07/09/02 Tue