My Dad’s Pope Joke

One of my dad’s favorite jokes: “A visitor to the Vatican watched the Pope bless a line of people. But the Pope stopped only once, to whisper in the ear of a shabbily-dressed man, who was obviously down on his luck. The visitor asked the gent what wisdom the Pope had whispered, but the man wouldn’t say. He offered him 100 dollars, for his shabby coat and hat, and the man agreed. The next day, in line, wearing the shabby hat and coat, the visitor waited for the Pope. The Pope leaned down, and whispered, ‘I told you before. Get the heck out of here. And don’t ever come back!'”