Joke of the Week Golden Phone

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JOKE OF
THE WEEK
GOLDEN
PHONE IN CHURCHES

 A man in Topeka , Kansas decided to write a book  about
churches around the world.

He started by flying to San Francisco and
started working east  from there.

Going to a very large church, he
began taking photographs and making notes.



 He spotted a golden
telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign,

which read "Calls: $10,000 a
minute"

Seeking out the pastor he asked
about the phone and the sign.

The pastor answered that this
golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to

heaven and if he pays the price he
can talk directly to GOD. 



The man thanked the pastor and
continued on his way.

As he continued to visit churches
in Paris , France Cairo , Egypt , Hong Kong in China , and around the World ,

he found more phones, with the
same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.



Finally, he arrived in
Philippines, upon entering
a church ln Manila,
Philippines,

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Mary Catholic Church, behold - he saw the usual golden telephone.

But THIS time, the sign read
"Calls: 35 cents." 





Fascinated, he asked to talk to
the Priest, "Father Ricardo Baumberger,

I have been in cities all across
the world and in each church I have found this golden telephone

and have been told it is a direct
line to Heaven and that I could talk to GOD, but in the other churches the
cost was $10,000 a minute.

Your sign reads only 35 cents a
call. Why?" 



I love this
part..... 





The priest, smiling benignly,
replied,

"Son, you're in the
Philippines now ......

You're in God's Country, It's a
local call."

in
Him,
 Jun
de Ocampo

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