On their way to a Justice of the Peace to get married, a devout Catholic
couple has a fatal car accident. The couple is sitting outside heaven's
gate
waiting on St. Peter to do their intake interview. While waiting, they
wonder if they could possibly get married in Heaven since they weren't
able
to get married on earth.
St. Peter finally shows up and they ask him. St. Peter says, "I don't
know,
this is the first time anyone has ever asked. Let me go find out," and
he
leaves.
The couple sits and waits--and waits--and waits. Two months into their
waiting, the couple begins to wonder if they really should get married
in
Heaven, what with the eternal aspect of it all. "What if it doesn't
work
out?" they wonder, "Are we stuck together forever?" The couple waits-and
waits.
Finally, after a third month passes, St. Peter returns looking somewhat
bedraggled. "Yes," he informs the couple, "you can get married in
Heaven."
"Great," says the couple, "but what if things don't work out? Could we
also
get a divorce in Heaven?"
St. Peter, red-faced, slams his clipboard onto the ground.
"What's wrong?" exclaims the frightened couple.
"Come on!" St. Peter exclaims, "It took me three months to find a priest
up
here! Do you have any idea how long it's going to take for me to find a
lawyer?"
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Unstinting Gaurdian of Children
Defender of Those Unable To
