is he a clever parish priest ?

A farmer named Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with a pet dog

he doted on. The dog finally died and Muldoon went to the parish priest

and asked,"Father, the dog is dead. Could you be saying a mass for the

creature?"

Father Patrick replied, "No, we cannot have services for an animal in the

church, but there's a new denomination down the road, no telling what they

believe, but maybe they'll do something for the animal."

Muldoon said "I'll go right now. Do you think $50,000 is enough to donate

for the service?"

Father Patrick asked, "Why didn't you tell me the dog was Catholic?"