Catholic Horses

Catholic Horses

One day while he was at the track betting on the ponies and
nearly losing his shirt, Mitch noticed a priest who stepped
out onto the track and blessed the forehead of one of the
horses lining up for the 4th race. Lo and behold, that
horse - a very long shot - won the race.
Mitch was most interested to see what the priest did the next
race. Sure enough, the priest stepped out onto the track as
the 5th race horses lined up,and placed a blessing on the
forehead of one of the horses.
Mitch made a beeline for the window, and placed a small bet
on the horse.
Again, even though it was another long shot, the horse the
priest had blessed won the race.
Mitch collected his winnings, and anxiously waited to see
which horse the priest would bless for the 6th race.
The priest showed, blessed a horse, Mitch bet on it, and it
won! Mitch was elated! As the day went on, the priest
continued blessing horses,and they always came in first.
Mitch began to pull in some serious money, and by the last
race, he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He
made a quick stop at the ATM, withdrew his savings, and
awaited the priest's blessing that would tell him which horse
to bet on . True to his pattern, the priest stepped out
onto the track before the last race and blessed the
forehead, eyes, ears, and hooves of one of the horses.
Mitch bet every cent, and watched the horse come in dead
last.

Mitch was dumbfounded. He made his way to the track, and
when he found the priest, he demanded, "What happened,
Father? All day long you blessed horses and they won. The
last race, you blessed a horse and he lost . Now,thanks to
you I've lost all my savings."

The priest nodded wisely and said, "That's the problem
with Protestants you can't tell the difference between a
simple blessing and the Last Rites."