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The Pope was meeting with his Cardinals from around the world, and pulled out a letter he recently received from the Prime Minister of Israel. As he held the letter aloft, he said that in the spirit of comradery and cooperation, he was being challenged to a game of golf.

The Pope told his Cardinals, "I must win this match, but I don't play golf. One of you Cardinals must stand in for me."

And the Cardinals conferred with each other, and eventually a representative from America said, "Your Holiness, unfortunately none of us plays golf, either. But in America, we have an excellent professional golfer who is also a devout Catholic. Perhaps you could make him a Cardinal, and he could represent you.

"Excellent idea!" cried the Pope. "Make it so."

And on the following Sunday at Mass in the Vatican, the Pope held his arms high over a kneeling Jack Nicklaus, said a fervent prayer to God, and finished the ceremony by saying, "Arise, Cardinal Nicklaus, and go forth to bring us glory in this match against Israel's Prime Minister."

Cardinal Nicklaus promised he would, and said he would return after the match to bring personally the good word of his victory.

Two weeks later, Cardinal Nicklaus returned to the Vatican for an audience with the Pope. "How did the match go?" inquired the Holy Father.

"Your Holiness," replied Cardinal Nicklaus, "I have good news and I have bad news. First, the good news. I played the most amazing game of golf in my life. My drives were long and straight, my midgame was superb, and my putting was truly inspired. Surely the hand of God was guiding my strokes that day."

"Then what could possibly be the bad news?" asked the Pope.

"I lost my match ... to Rabbi Tiger Woods!"