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IAN

A friend sent this to me and I thoiught you guys needed it.


>About a century or two 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

>a  middle-aged man named Moishe to represent them.  Moishe asked for one

>addition to the debate. To make it more interesting, neither side would be

>allowed to talk. The pope agreed.

>

>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

>don't know," said Moishe.  "He took out his lunch and I took out mine."

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