Nescafe manages to arrange a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican.
After receiving the papal blessing, the Nescafe official whispers, "Your
eminence, we have an offer for you. Nescafe is prepared to donate $100
million to the church if
you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to
'Give us this day our daily coffee'."
The Pope responds, "That is impossible.. The Prayer is the word of the
Lord, It must not be changed."
"Well," says the Nescafe man, "We anticipated your reluctance. For this
reason, we will increase our offer to $300 million. All we require is
that you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily
bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'."
Again, the Pope replies, "That, my son, is impossible. For the prayer is
the word of the Lord and it must not be changed.."
Finally, the Nescafe guy says, "Your Holiness, we at Nescafe respect
your adherence to your faith, but we do have one final offer. We will
donate $500 million - that's half a billion quid - to the great Catholic
church if you would only change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day
our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'.. Please
consider it." And he leaves.
The next day the Pope convenes the College of Cardinals. "There is some
good news," he announces, "and some bad news...... The good news is that
the Church will come into $500 million."
"And the bad news, your Holiness?" asks a Cardinal.
"We're losing the Tip Top Account."
After receiving the papal blessing, the Nescafe official whispers, "Your
eminence, we have an offer for you. Nescafe is prepared to donate $100
million to the church if
you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to
'Give us this day our daily coffee'."
The Pope responds, "That is impossible.. The Prayer is the word of the
Lord, It must not be changed."
"Well," says the Nescafe man, "We anticipated your reluctance. For this
reason, we will increase our offer to $300 million. All we require is
that you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily
bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'."
Again, the Pope replies, "That, my son, is impossible. For the prayer is
the word of the Lord and it must not be changed.."
Finally, the Nescafe guy says, "Your Holiness, we at Nescafe respect
your adherence to your faith, but we do have one final offer. We will
donate $500 million - that's half a billion quid - to the great Catholic
church if you would only change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day
our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'.. Please
consider it." And he leaves.
The next day the Pope convenes the College of Cardinals. "There is some
good news," he announces, "and some bad news...... The good news is that
the Church will come into $500 million."
"And the bad news, your Holiness?" asks a Cardinal.
"We're losing the Tip Top Account."
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