During his visit to the United States the Pope met with President Clinton.
Instead of just an hour as scheduled, the meeting went on for two days. Finally, a weary
President Clinton emerged to face the waiting news media.
The President was smiling
and announced the summit was a resounding success. He said he and the Pope agreed on 80%
of the matters they discussed. Then Mr. Clinton declared he was going home to the White
House to be with his family.
A few minutes later the
Pope came out to make his statement. He looked tired, discouraged, and was practically in
tears. Sadly he announced his meeting with the President was a failure.
Incredulous, one reporter
asked, "But your Holiness, President Clinton just announced the summit was a great
success and the two of you agreed on 80% of the items discussed".
Exasperated, the Pope
answered, "Yes, but we were discussing the Ten Commandments." |
