During his visit to the United States the Pope met with President Clinton.
Instead of just an hour as scheduled, the meeting went on for two days. Finally,
a weary President Clinton emerged to face the waiting news media. The President
was smiling and announced the summit was a resounding success. He said he and
the Pope agreed on 80% of the matters they discussed. Then Mr. Clinton declared
he was going home to the White House to be with his family.
A few minutes later the Pope came out to make his statement. He looked tired,
discouraged and was practically in tears. Sadly he announced his meeting with
the President was a failure.
Incredulous, one reporter asked, "But your Holiness, President Clinton just
announced the summit was a great success and the two of you agreed on 80% of the
items discussed". Exasperated, the Pope answered, "Yes, but we were talking
about the Ten Commandments."
