Humour---The Pope & The Rabbi

The Pope invited the Chief Rabbi to the Vatican. He was delighted to accept. When he was shown into the Pope's inner 'sanctum'----he was particulary intrigued by the gold telephone on his desk. 'What's that?' he asked. 'Oh' said the Pope, it's just my private line to God. 'May I try it?' asked the chief Rabbi. 'Of course; of course,' said the Pope. When he put the receiver down, the Chief Rabbi asked courteously: 'How much was the call?' 'To you' said the Pope with a smile, 'just 10,000 lira.' (US1=1,300 lira approx)
The Chief Rabbi was anxious to return the Pope's hospitality, and invited him to meet him in Jerusalem. The Pope gladly accepted, but was equally intrigued when he saw a golden telephone on the chief Rabbi's desk. 'What's that?' he asked. 'Oh,' said the chief Rabbi, 'just my private line to God.' 'May I try it?' asked the Pope. 'Certainly, certainly,' said the Chief Rabbi. When he put the receiver down , the Pope asked, somewhat anxiously: 'How much was the call?' 'Oh, nothing, nothing,' said the chief Rabbi, putting an affectionate hand on the shoulder of the Pope. 'It was just a local call.'
------Eric James, Collected Thoughts (Christian Action 1990), p.19




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