During his visit to the United States the Pope met with
President Clinton. Instead of just an hour as
scheduled, the
meeting went on for two days.
Finally, a weary President Clinton emerged to face the waiting
news media. The President was smiling and announced the summit
was a resounding success. He said he and the Pope agreed on 80%
of the matters they discussed. Then Mr. Clinton declared he was
going home to the White House to be with his family.
A few minutes later the Pope came out to make his statement. He
looked tired, discouraged and was practically in tears. Sadly he
announced his meeting with the President was a failure.
Incredulous, one reporter asked, "But your Holiness, President
Clinton just announced the summit was a great success and the
two of you agreed on 80% of the items discussed".
Exasperated, the Pope answered, "Yes, but we were talking about
the Ten Commandments."
