Pope On The Ropes

"Pope On The Ropes"*
*{From the Archives!}

During his visit to the United States, the Pope met with
President Clinton. Instead of just an hour as scheduled,
the meeting went on for two days. Finally, a weary
President Clinton emerged to face the waiting news media.

The President was smiling and announced the summit
was a resounding success. He said he and the Pope
agreed on 80% of the matters they discussed. Then Mr.
Clinton declared he was going home to the White
House to be with his family.

A few minutes later the Pope came out to make his
statement. He looked tired, and discouraged, and
was practically in tears. Sadly he announced his
meeting with the President was a failure.

Incredulous, one reporter asked, "But your Holiness,
President Clinton just announced the summit was a
great success and the two of you agreed on 80% of
the items discussed."

Exasperated, the Pope answered, "Yes, but we were
talking about the Ten Commandments."
Received on Fri Dec 10 12:50:24 2010