On their way to get married, a young Catholic couple are
involved in a fatal car accident. The couple find themselves sitting outside the
Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting,
they begin to wonder: Could they possibly get married in Heaven?
When St. Peter
showed up, they asked him. St. Peter says, "I don't know. This is the first time
anyone has asked. Let me go find out", and he leaves. The couple sat and waited,
and waited. Two months passed and the couple is still waiting.
As they waited,
they discussed that! IF they are allowed to get married in Heaven, what was the
eternal aspect of it all. "What if it doesn't work?" they wondered, "Are we
stuck together FOREVER?"
After yet another
month, St. Peter finally returns, looking somewhat bedraggled. "Yes," he informs
the couple, "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 anger, slams his
clipboard onto the ground.
"What's wrong?"
asked the frightened couple.
"OH, COME ON!" St. Peter shouts,
"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?"
