There were Five country churches in a small Australian town:

The Presbyterian Church ,

the Baptist Church ,

the Methodist C church ,

the Catholic Church

and the Jewish Synagogue.

Each church and Synagogue was overrun with pesky possums.

One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the possums.

After much prayer and consideration they Determined that the possums were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will..

In The BAPTIST CHURCH the possums had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the baptistery and drown the possums in it The possums escaped somehow and there were twice as many there the next week.

The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the possums and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the possums were back.

But -- The Catholic CHURCH came up with the best and most effective solution.

They baptized the possums and registered them as members of the church.

Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter

Not much was heard about the Jewish Synagogue, But they took one possum and had a short service with him called circumcision and they haven't seen a possum on the property since.

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