Three Charismatic Catholics and three Liberal Catholics are travelling by train to a liturgical conference. At the station, the three Liberals each buy tickets and watch as the three Charismatics buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a Liberal.
"Watch and you'll see," answers a Charistmatic.
They all board the train. The Liberals take their respective seats but all three Charismatics cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The Liberals saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the Liberals decided to copy the Charismatics on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and all that).
When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Charismatics don't buy a ticket at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed Liberal. "Watch and you'll see," answers a Charismatic.
When they board the train, the three Liberals cram into a restroom and the three Charismatics cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the Charismatics leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the Liberals are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."
And the moral of the story is....become a good traditionalist and buy a ticket every time!
H/T to Clare Desai
