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Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street
in Rome. One has a cross in front of him; the other
one the Star of David. Many people go
by and look at both beggars, but only put money
into the hat of the beggar
sitting behind the cross.

A priest comes by, stops and watches throngs of
people giving money to the
beggar behind the cross, but none give to the
beggar behind the Star of David.
Finally, the priest goes over to the beggar
behind the Star of David
and says,

"My poor fellow, don't you understand? This is a
Catholic country, this
city is the seat of Catholicism. People aren't
going to give you money if
you sit there with a Star of David in front of
you, especially when you're
sitting beside a beggar who has a cross. In
fact, they would probably give to him just out of
spite."
The beggar behind the 'Star of David' listened
to the priest, turned to the
other be...See More


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