On a tour of the US, the Pope took a few days off to visit the coast for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the beach in the Pope-Mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off shore.
A helpless man, wearing a Denver Broncos 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 three men wearing Oakland Raiders jerseys.
One quickly fired a harpoon into the sharks' side, while the other two reached out and pulled the blue semi-conscious Broncos fan from the water. Then using long clubs, the 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 were some bitter hatreds between the Broncos and the Raiders, but now I have seen with my own eyes, that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies, "What was that?"
"It was the Pope," one 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?"
