When the new pope gets elected, he decides that his first act as pope will be to ban all Jews from the Vatican.
The Jews get really offended, so the pope agrees, that if the Jews can win in a theological debate, then they could stay.
For the purpose of this religious duel, the Jews choose a very wise old rabbi. And to make it even more interesting, he suggest, the they should use only signs and not words during the proceedings.
The day comes, the pope and the rabbi sit down across each other, and they start.
The pope holds up 3 fingers.
The rabbi holds up one.
The pope draws a circle in the air.
The rabbi points to the floor.
The pope then takes out the wine and bread.
The rabbi takes an apple out of his pocket.
The pope jumps up and says, "Okay, I give up, I can't take this anymore. You are very wise and you won. The Jews can stay."
Later the bishops are asking the pope what happened on the meeting with the rabbi. The pope explains:
"First I raised 3 fingers to remind him of the blessed trinity.
Then he raised one finger to say that there is only one god in both religions.
Then I drew a circle in the air to show that god is everywhere, which he answered by pointing to the ground, saying that god is here right now.
Then I took out the wine and bread to show that god forgives all our sins, and he took out an apple to remind me of the original sin.
He had an answer for everything, so I had to give up, and let them stay."
At the same time, the Jews are gathering around the rabbi to ask him what happened.
"First he raised 3 fingers to show me that we had 3 days to leave the city, so, holding up only one finger, I showed him that not one Jew will leave. Then he drew a circle in the air to tell me that he will clean out every last one of the Jews from the city, which I answered by pointing to the ground, saying that we all will stay."
"And what happened then?" they ask him.
"I have no idea", comes the answer, "he took out his lunch, and so, I took out mine."
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awesome!
hi,
What new pope? The one that is in power now has a army already.
kkingdstyle
Cool, a military pope, spreading peace and understanding.
Well, thats a dichotomy for you...
Hi, kkingdstyle,
I am sorry to say, but I think you have no sense of humor! LOL I see your comments here on this webpage, and I just wanted to tell you not to take a joke sooo real or serious. It is a JOKE for God sakes! Laugh about it and if you do not find it funny, just move on! Do not make a head about it.
Stay Cool,
Shannon LOLOLOL