Humor Spot 07: Clergy Crowd Control

A young clergyman, fresh out of seminary, thought it would help him better understand the fears and temptations his future congregations faced if he first took a job as a policeman for several months. He passed the physical examination; then came the oral exam to test his ability to act quickly and wisely in an emergency.

Among other questions he was asked, "What would you do to disperse a frenzied crowd?" He thought for a moment and then said, "I would pass an offering plate." 

He got the job.

VOCABULARY

crowd control - la canalisation des foules

a clergyman - un ecclésiastique (can also say,'a man of the cloth')

seminary - séminaire de théologie

congregation - une assemblée des fidèles, une congrégation (can also say, 'a flock')

wisely - avec sagesse, judicieusement

frenzied - frénétique, délirant

an offering plate - bassin de quête, plat à quêter