Subject: The Pope's Visit to Mississippi 

On a tour of Mississippi, the Pope took a couple of days off his itinerary
to visit  the Gulfcoast on an impromptu sightseeing trip.  His 4X4 Pope
mobile was driving along the beautiful shoreline when there was an enormous
commotion heard just off the headland.

They rushed to see what it was and upon approaching the scene, the Pope
noticed in the water a hapless man wearing an Ole Miss football jersey,
struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark. At
that moment a speedboat containing three men wearing Ms State football
jerseys roared into view from around the point.  Immediately, one of the 
men took aim and fired a harpoon into the shark's ribs, immobilizing it
instantly. The other two reached out and pulled theOle Miss man from the
water and then, using long clubs, beat the shark to death.

They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the boat along with the
dead shark and then prepared for a hasty retreat when they heard frantic
shouting from the shore.  It was the Pope summoning them to the beach. 
After
they reached shore, the Pope praised them for the rescue and said,  "I give
you my blessing for your brave actions.  I had heard that there were some
bitter hatred between the people of Ole Miss and MS State, but now I have
seen with my own eyes that this is not true.  I can see that your society 
is a truly enlightened example of true harmony and could serve as a model 
which other states could follow".

He blessed them all and drove off in a cloud of dust. As he departed, the
harpooner asked the others, "Who was that?" "That," one answered, "was his
Holiness the Pope.  He is in direct contact with God and has access to all
of God's wisdom. "Well," the harpooner replied, "he don't know nothing about
shark fishing. Is the bait holding up okay or do we need to get another 
one.