The Ten Commandments… for Drivers?

Interesting news today… the Vatican has issued a new set of ten commandments… for drivers.

Check it out here.

Speaking of driving and the Vatican… this reminds me of a good joke…

A few years back, the Pope was visiting New York. Being a very important person, his chosen mode of transportation was pretty obvious… a stretch limo. Only the best for the Pope, of course.

Anyway, as the Pope walks up to the limo, the driver, being the polite host he’s supposed to be, asks him, “Is there anything I can do to make your trip more enjoyable?”

The Pope replies, “Well, there is one thing. It’s been years since I’ve driven anywhere myself. Would you mind if I drove?”

The limo driver was in a pickle… here was the most powerful religious leader in the world, asking to drive? How would he possibly explain it to his boss?

Considering the circumstances carefully, he replied, “Your holiness, I’m really not supposed to let anyone drive… but considering that you ARE the Pope, I’m sure my boss would make an exception. Here’s the keys.”

The Pope hops in front, revs the engine, and smiles broadly. He shifts to drive, pulls away from the curb, and accelerates to speed.

A few minutes later, they pull onto the interstate, and the Pope opens it up. They’re travelling about 90 mph, and fly by a highway patrolman. The patrolman flips on his siren and chases them down.

As the Pope rolls down the window, the patrolman begins. “License and regist… Um… excuse me.” The patrolman rapidly returns to his vehicle, and grabs the radio.

“I need the chief, and I need him now!”, he exclaims to the dispatcher.

“What’s going on?”, the dispatcher replies.

“I don’t have time to chat… just get me the chief!”

Moments later, the chief is on the radio… “What’s going on out there?”

“We’ve got a serious problem, chief… I just pulled over a limo, and it’s someone VERY important. I don’t know what to do!”, the patrolman stated in a disturbed voice.

“How important?”, replied the chief.

“VERY IMPORTANT!”, the patrolman exclaimed.

“Tell me you didn’t pull over the governor!” said the worried chief.

“It’s not the governor… this person is way bigger than that!”

“The president?”, replied the chief.

“Even bigger!”, exclaimed the exasperated patrolman.

The chief was growing impatient. “Well, just who in the world DID you pull over?”

“Well, he has the Pope for a driver,” the patrolman replied. “I think it’s Jesus!”