Father Murphy was a priest in a very poor parish. He asked for a suggestion as to how he could raise more money for his church, and he was told that the horse owner always had money. So he went to a horse auction, but he made a very poor buy, as the horse turned out to be a donkey.

However, he thought he might as well enter the donkey in a race. The donkey came in third, and the next morning the headlines in the local paper read, "Father Murphy's Ass Shows". The Archbishop saw the paper and was greatly displeased.

The next day the donkey came in first, and the headlines read, "Father Murphy's Ass Out Front". The Archbishop was up in arms, and figured something had to be done because Father Murphy had entered the donkey again and it had come in second. The headlines read, "Father Murphy's Ass Back In Place".

The Archbishop thought this was too much, so he forbade the priest to enter the donkey in the next day's race. The headlines then read, "Archbishop Scratches Father Murphy's Ass".

Finally, the Archbishop ordered Father Murphy to get rid of the donkey. He was unable to sell it, so he gave it to Sister Agatha for a pet. When the Archbishop heard this, he ordered Sister agatha to get rid of it at once.

She found a farmer who bought it for $10. The next day the headlines read, "Sister Agatha Peddles Her Ass For $10".

They buried the Archbishop 3 days later!