The Pope dies and, naturally, …
The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven. He’s met by thereception committee, andafter a whirlwind tour is told that he can enjoy any of the myriadrecreations available.He decides that he wants to read all of the ancient original text ofthe Holy Scriptures, andspends the next eon or so learning the languages. After becoming alinguistic master, hesits down in the library and begins to pore over every version of theBible, working backfrom the most recent “Easy Reading” to the original script.All of a sudden there is a scream in the library. The angels comerunning to him, only tofind the Pope huddled in a chair, crying to himself, and muttering,”An ‘R’! They left outthe ‘R’.”God takes him aside, offering comfort and asks him what the problemis. After collectinghis wits, the Pope sobs again, “It’s the letter ‘R’ … the word wassupposed to beCELEBRATE!”
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