Jokes and Giggles
Copyright© 2015 by Jack Spratt
Chapter 744
You have to be a Canadian to really appreciate this...
Last Saturday afternoon, in Ottawa, Ontario an aide to PM Justin Trudeau visited the Cardinal of the Catholic cathedral in Ottawa.
He told the Cardinal that PM Justin Trudeau would be attending the next mass, and he asked if the Cardinal would kindly point out Trudeau to the congregation and say a few words that would include calling
“Trudeau a saint.”
The Cardinal replied, “No. I don’t really like the Man, and there are issues of conflict with the Catholic Church over certain of Trudeau’s views.
Trudeau’s aide then said, “Look, I’ll write a cheque here and now for a donation of $10,000 to your church if you’ll just tell the congregation you see Trudeau as a saint.”
The Cardinal thought about it and said, “Well, the church can use the money, so I’ll work your request into tomorrow’s sermon.”
As Trudeau’s aide promised,
Trudeau appeared for the Sunday worship and seated himself prominently at the forward left side of the centre aisle. As promised, at the start of his sermon, the Cardinal pointed out that Trudeau was present. The Cardinal went on to explain to the congregation, “While PM Trudeau’s presence is probably an honour to some, the man is not numbered among my personal favourite personages.
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