The Pope was cruising along the beach in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off-shore. A helpless man, wearing an English rugby jersey, was struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25 foot shark.
As the Pope watched in horror, a speedboat pulled up with two men wearing Australian and All Black rugby jerseys. One quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while the other reached out and pulled the hapless English fan from the water. Then, using long clubs, they three beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to him. "I give you my blessing for your brave actions. I heard that there was bitter hatred between the Aussie and Kiwi rugby fans, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his mate: "Who was that?" "It was the Pope," his mate 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 and his wisdom, but he doesn't know anything about shark fishing. Is the bait holding up OK or do we need to get another one?"
The Pope was cruising along the beach in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off-shore. A helpless man, wearing an English rugby jersey, was struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25 foot shark.
As the Pope watched in horror, a speedboat pulled up with two men wearing Australian and All Black rugby jerseys. One quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while the other reached out and pulled the hapless English fan from the water. Then, using long clubs, they three beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to him. "I give you my blessing for your brave actions. I heard that there was bitter hatred between the Aussie and Kiwi rugby fans, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his mate: "Who was that?"
"It was the Pope," his mate 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 and his wisdom, but he doesn't know anything about shark fishing. Is the bait holding up OK or do we need to get another one?"