Priest, Preacher and Rabbi Every Monday morning the local Catholic Priest, Preacher from the Church of God and Jewish Rabbi would meet at the local diner and discuss their weekend services. They always tried to outdo each other bragging about their congregations and sermons. Finally the diner owner got tired of it. ""It's always the same with you three. Why don't you take on something challenging?"" ""Like what?"" asked the priest. ""Doesn't the Bible say something about scripture taming a wild beast? If any of you were any good you'd save a wild beast and convert the beast to your religion."" ""What kind of beast?"" the Rabbi asked. ""Well there are bears in the woods. Why don't you convert a bear?"" After talking it over the three clerics accepted the challenge and drew straws to see who would try first. The Priest drew the first straw and headed out into the woods. The next day the Preacher and Rabbi went to the Cathedral to check on the Priest. The vicar had a cast on one arm and a large bandage on his head. ""What happened Father O'Malley?"" the Preacher asked. ""I went into the woods and found the great beast. I read to him from the Book of Catechism. The bear got mad and swatted me with his great paw. But I prayed with him and next month when the Bishop is here, the bear will take his first communion."" The next day it was the Preacher's turn. Later the Priest and Rabbi went to the Preacher's house to check on him. The Preacher's wife answered the door and let them know her husband was resting in bed. She showed them in. The Preacher had both arms in casts and was scratched and clawed all over his head and bare chest. ""What happened?"" said the Priest. ""I found the great beast above the river. I knew to bring salvation to the savage he had to be fully submersed in baptism. So I took hold of the beast and as he bit and clawed me I wrestled him down the bank and held him under the water as I baptized him in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. He rose from the watery grave in a new state of grace."" Finally it was the Rabbi's turn. For more than a week the Priest and Preacher could not find out what had happened. Finally they found out the Rabbi was in the hospital. They rushed there to find their friend in a full body cast and were told he had been unconscious for 3 days. ""Rabbi, what happened?"" ""Oy vay what do I know from bears? Did you ever try to circumcise one?""