Subject: FW: The Pope's visit
>The Pope was visiting New York, so the Cardinal sent a limo to JFK to bring
>him into the city.
>
>After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limousine (and
>he doesn't travel
>lightly), the chauffeur noticed that the Pope was still standing on the
>curb.
>
>Chauffeur: "Excuse me, Your Holiness, would you please take your seat now
>so
>we can leave?"
>
>"Well, to tell you the truth," said the Pope, "they never let me drive at
>the Vatican since when I was a Cardinal,
>and I'd really like to drive today."
>
>Chauffeur: "I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I can't let you do that. I'd lose
>my job, and what if something should happen?"
>protested the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.
>
>"Who's going to tell?" said the Pope with a smile.
>
>Reluctantly, the chauffeur got in the back as the Pope climbed in behind
>the
>wheel. The driver quickly regreted his decision when, after exiting the
>airport, the Pontiff floored it, accelerating to 105 mph (remember, he's
>German!).
>
>Chauffeur: "Please slow down, Your Holiness!"
>
>The Pope kept the pedal to the metal until they heard sirens.
>
>Chauffeur: "Oh, dear God, I'm going to lose my license--and my job!"
>
>The Pope pulled over and rolled down the window as the cop approached, but
>the cop took one look at him, went back to his motorcycle, and got on the
>radio.
>
>Cop: "I need to talk to the Chief," he said to the dispatcher.
>
>The Chief got on and the cop told him that he'd stopped a limo going 105.
>
>"So bust him," said the Chief.
>
>Cop: "I don't think we want to do that, he's really important."
>
>Chief: "All the more reason!"
>
>Cop: "No, I mean really important."
>
>The Chief then asked, "Who do you have there, the mayor?"
>
>Cop: "Bigger."
>
>Chief: "A senator?"
>
>Cop: "Bigger."
>
>Chief: "The Prime Minister?"
>
>Cop: "Bigger."
>
>"Well," said the Chief, "who is it?"
>
>Cop: "I think it's God!"
>
>The Chief was even more puzzled and curious, "What makes you think it's
>God?"
>
>Cop: "His chauffeur is the Pope."
>
