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A tourist is passing through Rome. While he’s there, he decides he wants to see the Pope, and he actually gets an appointment with his holiness! While he’s chatting with the Pope, he notices that on his desk are two phones, a red phone and a white phone.

The tourist asks, “Excuse me, your holiness, but why do you have two telephones? “The Pope replies, “The red phone is so I can speak to the college of cardinals, and the white phone is so I can speak with God.” “With God?” “Yes, with God. Would you like to speak to God?” “Why, yes, thank you. “So the tourist speaks with God for 20 minutes.

After he hangs up, the Pope says, “I’m sorry, my son, but I’ll have to charge you 250 American dollars for that call.” The tourist figures, sure, why not? How often does he get to talk with God? He pays the Pope and then leaves. Continuing on his journey, the tourist travels through Israel. He wants to meet with the prime minister and gets an appointment.

While he’s chatting with the prime minister, he notices that on his desk are two phones, a red phone and a white phone. The tourist asks, “Excuse me, sir, but why do you have two telephones?” The prime minister replies, “The red phone is so I can chat with Arafat, and the white phone is so I can speak with God.” “With God?” “Yes, with God. Would you like to speak to God?” “Why, yes, thank you. “So the tourist speaks with God for another 20 minutes.

After he hangs up, the prime minister says, “I’m sorry, but I’ll have to charge you 25 American cents for the call.” “25 cents?” “Yes, 25 cents.” Then the tourist continues, “When I was in Rome, I met with the Pope and he had a phone just like this, and I spoke with God for the same amount of time, but there it cost 250 dollars. Why is it 25 cents here?” The prime minister smiled and replied, “Well, that was long distance. Here, it’s a local call.”