Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome, Italy. One
has a Cross in front of him; the other one is holding 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.
The Pope comes by so he stops to watch the throngs of people giving
money to the beggar who holds the Cross while none give to the beggar
holding the Star of David.
Finally, the Pope approaches the beggar with 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 is holding a Cross.
In fact, they would probably give more money to him just out of spite."
The beggar with the Star of David listened to the Pope, smiled, and
turned to the beggar with the Cross and said, "Moishe, would you look
at who's trying to teach the Goldstein brothers about marketing!"
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