The Pope visits Wales

On a tour of Wales, the Pope took a couple of days off his itinerary to visit the Welsh coast. While near Swansea on an impromptu sightseeing trip his 4x4 Popemobile was driving along the golden sands when there was an enormous commotion heard just off the headland.

They rushed to see what it was and upon approaching the scene the Pope noticed just outside the surf, a hapless man wearing a English rugby jersey, struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a twenty foot shark. At the same moment a speed boat containing three men wearing Welsh rugby tops roared into view. Spontaneously, one of the men took aim and fired a harpoon into the shark's ribs, immobilizing it instantly. The other two reach out and pulled the Englishman from the water and then using long clubs, beat the shark to death. They bundled the bleeding, semi conscious man into the speed boat, but heard ecstatic shouting from the shore. It was of course the Pope, and he summoned them to the beach.

Upon reaching the shore the Pope went into raptures about rescue and said "I give you my blessing for your brave actions. I had heard that there were some racist xenophobic people trying to divide Wales and England, but, now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true. I can see that your society is a truly enlightened example of racial harmony and could serve as a model on which other countries could follow."

He blessed them all and drove off in a cloud of dust. As he departed, the harpoonist asked the others, "who was that???!"

"That" one answered, "was his Holiness the Pope. He's in direct contact with god and has access to all Gods wisdom".

"Well" the harpoonist replied, "he knows fuck all about shark hunting. How's that bait holding up or do we need to get another one".

Thanks to Dave for this one