The village drunkard staggered up to the parish priest, newspaper in hand, and greeted him politely. The priest, annoyed, ignored the greeting because the man was slightly inebriated. He had come with a purpose, however, “Excuse me, Father,” he said, “Could you tell me what causes arthritis?” The priest ignored that too. But when the man repeated the question the priest turned on him impatiently and shouted, “Drinking causes arthritis, that’s what causes arthritis! Gambling causes arthritis! Chasing loose women causes arthritis." And only then, too late, the parish priest asked, “Why did you ask?” “Because it says right here in the papers that that’s what the Pope has!” ~Anthony de Mello, SJ
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:28:11 +0000
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