Sir, - A woman died and was immediately transported to the gates of heaven. She was amazed when God personally opened the locked gates and invited her in, no questions asked. She smelt a rat somewhere and (being a woman) had a question to ask God: "Why did You create man first?"
God could think of no answer. So, leaving the woman at the gate, He went to consult with Jesus. It was a long time before he finally returned and sheepishly said to the woman: "When you want to create something perfect, you first of all have to make a rough sketch."
Yes, the omitting of the offensive scripture texts (The Irish Times, August 28th) is very welcome indeed. - Yours, etc.,
Fr J. O'Connell, SMA, Blackrock Road Cork.