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

Whats that for?, he asked.

Oh, thats 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.

Whats that for?, he asked. Oh, thats 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 cant 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.