What Did He Know?

What Did He Do?

Two legitimate questions about the current Pope by & for Catholics.

John Allen, senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, on the scandal's impact as Christians prepared for Holy Week.

Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now 3/26/10, Host: Jane Clayson

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Funny:

A priest and a rabbi were sitting next to each other on an airplane. After a while, the priest turned to the rabbi and asked,"Is it still a requirement of your faith that you not eat pork?"

The rabbi responded, "Yes, that is still one of our laws."

The priest then asked, "Have you ever eaten pork?"

To which the rabbi replied, "Yes, on one occasion I did succumb to temptation and tasted a ham sandwich."

The priest nodded in understanding and went on with his reading.

A while later, the rabbi spoke up and asked the priest, "Father, is it still a requirement of your church that you remain celibate?"

The priest replied, "Yes, very much so."

The rabbi asked, "Have you ever fallen to temptations of the flesh?"

The priest replied, "Yes, I was also weak and once broke my vow."

The rabbi nodded understandingly and remained silent, thinking, for a moment. Finally he said, "Beats a ham sandwich, doesn't it?"