First Lawyer

The Pope and a lawyer find themselves together before the Pearly Gates.  After 
a small quantum of time which was spent discussing their respective professions, 
ol' St. Peter shows up to usher them to their new Heavenly station. After passing 
out wings, harps, halos and such, St. Pete decides to show them to their new 
lodgings. Only a brief flight from the welcome, Pete brings them down on the 
front lawn of a huge palatial estate with all sorts of lavish trappings. This, 
Pete announces, is where the lawyer will be spending eternity, (at least until the 
end of time..) "Wow", the Pope says to himself, "If he's getting a place like this, 
I can hardly wait to see mine!".

They take flight once again, and as Pete leads on, the landscape below begins to 
appear more and more mundane until they finally land on a street lined with Brownstone 
houses.  Pete indicates the third walk up on the left as the Popes new domicile and 
turns to leave, wishing the pontiff his best.

The Pope, in a mild state of astonishment, cries out "Peter! What's going on here? You 
put that lawyer-fellow in a beautiful estate home and I, spiritual leader of the Church, 
end up with this dive?" 

Pete looks at the pontiff amusingly and replies: "Look here old fellow, this street is 
practically encrusted with spiritual leaders from many times and religions.  We're putting 
you here with them so you guys can get your dogma together.  That other guy gets an estate, 
because he's the first lawyer to make it up here!!"