Red Phone

A visitor to the vatican met with the Pope and noticed a red phone sitting on his desk.

- What's that for? - he asked.

- Oh, that's the direct line to the Lord - said the Pope.

The visitor said:

- Wow, how much is a call?

The Pope answered:

- $2,000 per minute.

A few days later the same visitor met the Israeli Prime Minister and noticed a red phone on his desk.

- What's that for? - he asked.

- Oh, that's the direct line to the Lord - said the Prime Minister.

The visitor asked:

- How much is a call?

The Prime Minister said:

- 20 cents per minute.

The astonsished visitor said:

- It can't be. I just saw the Pope who said a call to the Lord is $2,000 per minute.

The Prime Minister answered:

- That was long distance, here the Lord is just a local call.