Two beggars ( Archived) (2)

>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 after listening to the priest,
>turns to the other beggar with the cross and says:
>"Moishe, look who's trying to teach the Goldstein brothers about marketing."