The pope died.  As the Pope approached the gates of heaven, it was
 Saint Peter who greeted him in a firm embrace.
 
    "Is there anything which your holiness desires?"
 
    "Well, yes," the Pope replied.  "I have often pondered some of  the
 mysteries which have puzzled and confounded  theologians through the
 ages.  Are there perhaps any transcripts which recorded the actual
 conversations between God and the prophets of old?
 
    Saint Peter immediately ushered the Pope to the heavenly library and
 explained how to retrieve the various documents.  The Pope was thrilled
 and settled down to review the history of man's relationship with God.
 
    Two years later a scream of anguish pierced the stacks of the library.
 Immediately several of the Saints and Angels came running.
 
    There they found the Pope pointing to a single word on a parchment,
 Repeating over and over, "There's an 'R', there's an 'R' --
 it's celibrate,  not celibate!"
 
 From: Michelle

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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