Riiiiiiight. > Every time a new Pope is elected, there are a > lot of rituals in accordance with tradition. > Well, there is one tradition that very few > people know about. > > Shortly after the new Pope is enthroned, the > Chief Rabbi seeks an audience. He is shown into > the Pope's presence, whereupon he presents the > Pope with a silver tray bearing a velvet cushion. > On top of the cushion is an ancient, shriveled > parchment envelope. The Pope symbolically > stretches out his arm in a gesture of rejection. > > The Chief Rabbi then retires, taking the envelope > with him and does not return until the next Pope > is elected. > > John Paul II was intrigued by this ritual, that's > origins were unknown to him. He instructed the best > scholars of the Vatican to research it, but they > came up with nothing. > > When the time came and the Chief Rabbi was shown into > his presence, he faithfully enacted the ritual > rejection but, as the Chief Rabbi turned to leave, > he called him back. > > "My brother," the Pope whispered, "I must confess > that we Catholics are ignorant of the meaning of > this ritual enacted for centuries between us and > you, the representative of the Jewish people. I > have to ask you, what is it all about?" > > The Chief Rabbi shrugs and replies: "But we have no > more idea than you do. The origin of the ceremony > is lost in the traditions of ancient history." > > The Pope said: "Let us retire to my private chambers > and enjoy a glass of wine together, then with your > agreement, we shall open the envelope and discover > the secret at last." > > The Chief Rabbi agreed. > > Fortified in their resolve by the wine, they gingerly > pried open the curling parchment envelope and with > trembling fingers, the Chief Rabbi reached inside > and extracted a folded sheet of similarly ancient > paper. > > As the Pope peered over his shoulder, he slowly > opened it. They both gasped with shock - It was > the check for the Last Supper. > > > > Philip Arnold > Technical Director > Certified ColdFusion Developer > ASP Multimedia Limited > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > www.aspevents.net > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > ********************************************************************** > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
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