the loggers

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The Pope took a couple of days off to visit the rugged mountains of

Alaska for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the campground in the

Pope Mobile when there was a frantic commotion just at the edge of the

woods. A helpless Democrat, wearing sandals, shorts, a "Save the

Whales" hat, and a "To Hell with Bush" T-shirt, was screaming while

struggling frantically and thrashing around trying to free himself from the

grasp a

10-foot grizzly. As the Pope watched in horror, a group of Republican

loggers came racing up. One quickly fired a .44 magnum into the bear's

chest. The other two reached up and pulled the bleeding, semiconscious

Democrat from the bear's grasp. Then using long clubs, the three

loggers finished off the bear and two Of them threw it onto the bed of their

truck while the other tenderly placed the injured Democrat in the back

seat. As they prepared to leave, the Pope summoned them to come over.

"I give you my blessing for your brave actions!" he told them. "I heard

there was a bitter hatred between Republican loggers and Democratic

Environmental activists but now I've seen with my own eyes that this is

not true." As the Pope drove off, one of the loggers asked his buddies

"Who was that guy?" "It was the Pope," another replied. "He's in direct

contact with Heaven and has access to all wisdom." "Well," the logger

said, "he may have access to all wisdom but he sure doesn't know

anything about Grizzly bear hunting! By the way, is the bait holding up, or

do we need to go back to Massachusetts and get another one?"