Recently, as you probably know, Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome after a severe bout of bronchitis that led to double pneumonia and a polymicrobial infection.
There was once a pope and a lawyer who died at the same moment and while waiting to stand before Saint Peter, they became acquainted with each other in conversation.
They were both let in. The pope got a room in an old building with all the other popes, and the lawyer got a mansion next to a beautiful golf course, water pond - very nice place.
One day that pope was out walking with the Lord and asked him “Lord why do I only get a tiny room and he gets that mansion?“
The Lord replied, “well we have something like 400 popes up here but that’s the first lawyer we’ve ever seen.”
Hi Matt, what can you tell me about the there being two different Catholic churches? Is there a shadow 'government'(or permanent state) within the church? White pope, black pope, red pope... ?? I find it all very confusing.
Don't forget number 8: Everyone and their mom magically becomes a shrewd Papal critic, and an expert authority on what the next Pope should do.
There was once a pope and a lawyer who died at the same moment and while waiting to stand before Saint Peter, they became acquainted with each other in conversation.
They were both let in. The pope got a room in an old building with all the other popes, and the lawyer got a mansion next to a beautiful golf course, water pond - very nice place.
One day that pope was out walking with the Lord and asked him “Lord why do I only get a tiny room and he gets that mansion?“
The Lord replied, “well we have something like 400 popes up here but that’s the first lawyer we’ve ever seen.”
Good one.
very interesting
God bless Pope Francis.
Praying every day for his conversion
Hi Matt, what can you tell me about the there being two different Catholic churches? Is there a shadow 'government'(or permanent state) within the church? White pope, black pope, red pope... ?? I find it all very confusing.
Nope, one church. (Cf. Nicene Creed)