Sometime during the 18th century, the Pope decided that all Jews must
either convert or leave Italy. Then he relented, and declared that
there would be a debate, and if the Chief Rabbi won, the Jews could
remain without converting.

Upon their introduction, the Pope held up three fingers. The Rabbi
held up his middle finger. Then the Pope made a circle in the air
with his hand pointed upward. The Rabbi pointed downward with the
first finger of his hand. Finally, the Pope pulled out the bread and
the wine, whereupon the Rabbi pulled out an apple.

The Pope shook his head, and said, "He won. Every challenge I issued
he met. I held up three fingers for the Trinity, and he held up one
finger for the One God. I circled the air to indicate the perfection
of heaven, and he pointed downward to indicate that the perfection can
be brought down to earth. Finally, I indicated Redemption with the
Eucharist, and he reminded us that we are always subject to original
sin all over again. They can stay without converting!"

saint7peter@hotmail.com wrote:

Who cares?

In article 75-104-202-2.cust.wildblue.net> "Mark K. Bilbo" writes:

Hey, I'll listen to `saint7peter' if he agrees to read my
paper "The Semiotics of the Porcelain Urinal Regarded as
a Lietmotif for Proletarian Dispossesion in Southern
Wales, 1914-1927".

LC~ Man...with a header like "The Showdown Between the Pope and the Rabbi",
St. Pete could at least made a stab at a joke worthy of the lead-in.

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as
false, and by rulers as useful."~ Seneca (5 BC to 65 AD)

Cary Kittrell wrote:

Did you do the study on the Nacirema indian tribe several years ago?
(Several! I read it in high school and graduated in 1958 - wow.)

On May 30, 4:54 pm, saint7pe...@hotmail.com wrote:

snip

A priest, a rabbi, and a hooker walk into a bar. The bartender looks
up and says, "what is this, a joke?"

-Panama Floyd, Atlanta.
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