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On their way to get married, a young couple was > > involved in a fatal car accident. They found > > themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting > > for St. Peter to process them. They began to wonder: > > Could they possibly get married in Heaven? When St. > > Peter showed up, they asked him. St. Peter replied, "I > > don't know. This is the first time anyone has asked. > > Let me find out," and he disappeared. Two months > > passed and the couple was still waiting. As they > > waited, they had time to discuss the ramifications > > of being allowed to marry in Heaven, along with the > > eternal aspects of it all. What if it doesn't work? > > they wondered. "Are we stuck together FOREVER?" > > > > After yet another month, St. Peter finally returned, > > looking a bit bedraggled. "Yes," he informed them, > > "You CAN get married in Heaven." > > > > "Great!" said the couple, "but we were just wondering, > > what if things don't work out? Could we also get a > > divorce in Heaven?" > > > > St. Peter, red-faced with frustration and maybe a > > tinge of un-angelic anger, slammed his clipboard onto > > the ground. "What's wrong?" asked the frightened > > couple. "OH, COME ON!" St. Peter shouted, "It took me > > three months to find a priest up here! Do you have > > ANY idea how long it'll take me to find a lawyer?" > >
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