Pope Francis passes away

[mirkwood]

For the music fan

 

 

Edited May 9 by mirkwood

[mirkwood]

And for the sports fan.

 

 

 

[Vort]

On 5/9/2025 at 3:49 PM, mirkwood said:

For the music fan

 

 

The white smoke was from a fire of unknown origin.

[Traveler]

I heard a story about a previous Pope – I cannot verify all the points of the story, but it went something like this.  There was a somewhat secret meeting of many religious leaders that took place several years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The plane with the Pope was delayed making him very late.  The Pope asked his bodyguard and others traveling with him to take care of details at the air port while he got an immediate ride to the place for the meeting.

The Pope got his ride and asked the driver to hurry.  But it was not fast enough.  He offered the driver $5,000 extra to get him to the meeting on time.  It still was not fast enough.  The driver told the Pope that he was undocumented and if caught he would be deported and lose his family.  The Pope asked the driver to pull over and let him drive and that the Pope would take all responsibility plus pay the bonus.   It was agreed.

The Pope drove fast – more than twice the speed limit, weaving in traffic, driving on the shoulder and running stoplights.  It just so happened that our loyal local officer, @mirkwood was on duty that day and spotted the speeding car.  No way would he allow a law breaker to get away – so the car was chased and pulled over.

@mirkwood saw the Pope and a very nervous man in the back that he did not recognize.  He did not issue a tick but provided an escort to the destination. 

Later that day when @mirkwood was checking out at the precinct the usual question came up about how his day went.  He responded that he pulled over a very important person – more important than what could be imagined.   He was asked who this super important person was.  He responded that he was not exactly sure but that his driver was the Pope.

 

The Traveler

[NeuroTypical]

Well, if we're tellin' Churchey themed jokes...

An armless man rings a church bell by hitting it with his face, but tragically falls to his death. When asked who he was, the bishop replies, "I don't know his name, but his face rings a bell." The next day, his brother, also armless, tries to ring the bell and meets the same fate, leading the bishop to say, "He's a dead ringer for his brother."