On their way to get married, a young couple is involved in a fatal car
accident.
The couple find themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting for
St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin to
wonder:
Could they possibly get married in Heaven? When St. Peter shows up, they
asked him.
St. Peter says, "I don't know. This is the first time anyone has asked.
Let me go find out," and he leaves.
The couple sat and waited for an answer... for a couple of months. While
they waited, they discussed that IF they were allowed to get married in
Heaven, SHOULD they get married, what with the eternal aspect of it all.
"What if it doesn't work?" they wondered, "Are we stuck together
FOREVER?"
After yet another month, St. Peter finally returns, looking somewhat
bedraggled. "Yes," he informs the couple, "You CAN get married in
Heaven."
"Great!" said the couple, "But we were just wondering, what if things
don't work out? Could we also get a divorce in Heaven?"
St. Peter, red-faced with anger, slams his clipboard onto the ground.
"What's wrong?" asked the frightened couple. "OH, COME ON!!" St. Peter
shouts, "It took me three months to find a priest up here! Do you have
ANY idea how long it'll take me to find a lawyer?