*The Pope and Fidel were walking along Havana's Malecon (sea wall)
and a big gust of wind blew the Pope's little cap off which landed in
the sea. A gracious host, Fidel bounded to the rescue, leaping the
sea wall and striding across the waves until he reached the cap, then
turned and walked back across the water until he reached the Pope and
deposited the somewhat damp little cap on the Pope's head. All in
front of 3000 journalists.
Headlines in the Cuban daily Granma read: Fidel Performs a
Miracle! Walks on Water!.
The daily newspaper in the Vatican had a different lead: Pope
Does a Miracle! Makes Fidel Walk on Water!
But the the Miami Herald read it altogether differently. Their
lead: Aging Fidel Can't Swim!