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 'Vote for Obama' 
hat and a 'Save the Trees' t-shirt, was screaming while struggling frantically
and thrashing around trying to free himself from the grasp of a 10-foot
grizzly.

As the Pope watched in horror, a group of Republican loggers
with 'Go Sarah' t-Shirts 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 logger asked his buddies 'Who was that guy?'

'It was the Pope,' another replied.. 'He's in direct contact
with Heaven and has access to knowledge and wisdom.'

'Well,' the logger said, 'he may have access to all wisdom,
but he doesn't know squat about bear hunting! By the way, is the bait still
alive, or do we need to go back to Massachusetts and get another one?'