Muldoon lived  alone in the Irish countryside with only a pet dog for company.. One  day the dog died, and Muldoon went to the parish priest and asked,  'Father, my dog is dead... Could ya' be saying' a mass for the poor  creature?'

Father Patrick replied, 'I'm  afraid not; we cannot have services for an animal in the church....  But there are some Baptists down the lane, and there's no tellin'  what they believe. Maybe they'll do something for the  creature.'

Muldoon said, 'I'll go right  away Father. Do ya' think $5,000 is enough to donate to them for the  service?'

Father Patrick exclaimed, 'Sweet  Mary, Mother of Jesus! Why didn't ya tell me the dog was  Catholic?