A lawyer dies and appears in front of the golden gates of heaven…

He finds himself at the back of a long queue of Popes.

Suddenly, St. Peter grabs him and takes him straight through the pearly gates.

“I don’t understand” the lawyer said puzzled.

“There’s hundreds of Popes waiting in line and you’ve let me in before them.”

“Why?” “Sir,” said St. Peter.

“We’ve had lots of Popes here. But, you are our FIRST lawyer.”