Subject: Saintly Humor
>
>Word has just been received here that Kerry's campaign manager visited the
>Cardinal and said to him, "We've been getting a lot of bad publicity among
>Catholics because of Kerry's position on abortion and the like. We'd gladly
>make a contribution to the church of $100,000 if during your sermon you'd
>say John Kerry is a Saint."
>
>The Cardinal thought it over for a moment and then agreed to do it.
>
>Kerry and his entourage arrived at the National Cathedral. The press was
>in full force. The Mass progressed. The Cardinal began his homily: "John
>Kerry is a petty, self-absorbed hypocrite and a nitwit. John Kerry is a
>liar, a cheat, and a thief. John Kerry is the worst example of a Catholic
>I've ever personally witnessed. But, compared to Ted Kennedy, John Kerry is
>a Saint."
>
>Word has just been received here that Kerry's campaign manager visited the
>Cardinal and said to him, "We've been getting a lot of bad publicity among
>Catholics because of Kerry's position on abortion and the like. We'd gladly
>make a contribution to the church of $100,000 if during your sermon you'd
>say John Kerry is a Saint."
>
>The Cardinal thought it over for a moment and then agreed to do it.
>
>Kerry and his entourage arrived at the National Cathedral. The press was
>in full force. The Mass progressed. The Cardinal began his homily: "John
>Kerry is a petty, self-absorbed hypocrite and a nitwit. John Kerry is a
>liar, a cheat, and a thief. John Kerry is the worst example of a Catholic
>I've ever personally witnessed. But, compared to Ted Kennedy, John Kerry is
>a Saint."
