On his recent tour of New Zealand, the Pope took a couple of days out of his itinerary for an impromptu visit to the wild outdoors of the far North of New Zealand.©OFFICEJOKES.NET
Way up on desolate Ninety Mile beach, near the mouth of the Te Paki Stream, safe in his 4X4 Pope-mobile, his entourage came upon an enormous commotion in the water. They rushed to see what it was about and upon approaching the scene the Pope noticed a hapless man in the surf wearing a Wallabies rugby jersey, struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a sixteen foot shark.©OFFICEJOKES.NET
Almost immediately a speedboat containing three men wearing All Black jerseys roared into view from beyond the surf line. One of the men took aim and fired a harpoon into the sharks' head, immobilizing it instantly. The other two reached down and pulled the Aussie from the water and using long clubs, finished the shark off.©OFFICEJOKES.NET
They bundled the bleeding, semi conscious man into the speedboat along with the dead shark and then prepared for a hasty retreat, when they heard frantic shouting from the shore. It was of course the Pope. He summoned them to the beach.©OFFICEJOKES.NET
When they reached the shore the Pope went into raptures about the rescue and said, "I give you my best Papal blessing for your brave actions. I had heard that there is a racist xenophobic divide between Australia and New Zealand, but, now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true. I can see that your societies are true examples of racial harmony and could serve as a model on which other nations could follow."©OFFICEJOKES.NET
He blessed them all and drove off in a cloud of dust.©OFFICEJOKES.NET
As he departed, the harpooner turned to the other Kiwis and asked, "'Who the bloody heck was that???"©OFFICEJOKES.NET
"That," one answered, "Was his Holiness the Pope. He is in direct contact with God and has access to all God's wisdom."©OFFICEJOKES.NET
"Well," the harpooner replied, "He knows bugger all about shark fishing! Now - how's that bait holding up, or do we need to get another one?"
