Thanks to Adrian for this

Subject: The English Fan

On tour in Australia, the Pope took a few days off to visit the east coast
for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the beach in the Pope-mobile
when there was a frantic commotion just off-shore.

A helpless man, wearing an English rugby jersey, was struggling frantically
to free himself from the jaws of a 25 foot shark. As the Pope watched in
horror, a speedboat pulled up with three men wearing Springbok rugby
jerseys.

One quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while the other two
reached out and pulled the blue semiconscious English fan from the water..
Then, using long clubs, the three beat the shark to death and hauled it into
the boat.

Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned the men to him. "I give you my
blessing for your brave actions. I heard that there were some bitter hatred
between South African and English rugby fans, but now I have seen with my
own eyes that this is not true."

As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies, "Who was that?"

"It was the Pope" one replied.

"Well" the harpooner said, "Whoever he is, he doesn't know anything about
shark fishing. Is the bait holding up OK or do we need to get another one?"