ONE DAY AN ALIEN landed on earth. He was clearly from a very advanced situation, and all the world’s leaders wanted the chance to talk to him. He agreed to give them five minutes each.
Eventually it was the Pope’s turn. He sat down with the alien, and asked: ‘Do you know our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ?’
‘Of course,’ replied the alien. ‘He drops in once a year to see us and make sure we’re okay.’
The Pope is amazed. ‘He came to see you?’ he said in amazement. ‘But… why? He has never been back to visit us.’
The alien shrugged. ‘Maybe he prefers our cake.’
‘Cake?’ said the Pope. ‘What do you mean, cake?’
‘The first time he came to visit us,’ the alien explained, ‘we gave him cake. Why, what did you do?’
