During his visit to the United States the Pope met with President Clinton.
Instead of just an hour as scheduled, the meeting went on for two days.
Finally, a weary President Clinton emerged to face the waiting news media.
The President was smiling and announced the summit was a resounding success.
He said he and the Pope agreed on 80% of the matters they discussed. Then Mr.
Clinton declared he was going home to the White House to be with his family.
A few minutes later the Pope came out to make his statement.
He looked tired, discouraged and was practically in tears.
Sadly he announced his meeting with the President was a failure.
Incredulous, one reporter asked, "But your Holiness, President Clinton
just announced the summit was a great success and the two of you agreed
on 80% of the items discussed." Exasperated, the Pope answered, "Yes, but
we were talking about the Ten Commandments.".
