It's the Spanish Inquisition (unexpected, I know!) and a community of Jews are about to be expelled. Their Jews protest fiercely, but all seems hopeless--the Pope will grant one Jew one debate to make their case, and if they lose, they must all go.
Off to the side of the protest, a janitor named Moishe says he can beat the Pope.
Having nobody better to go with, everyone holds their breath as the debate begins--
Now, Moishe doesn't know a lick of Latin or Italian, and the Pope isn't exactly a whiz when it comes to Spanish or Hebrew, either, so they agree on a silent debate, the Pope from a balcony, and Moishe on the ground--
The Pope points to the sky.
Moishe points to the ground.
The Pope holds up bread for communion.
Moishe holds up an apple.
The Pope holds up three fingers.
Moishe holds up one.
The Pope, truly shocked, thinks to himself for a moment, and declares that the Jews are to stay.
His Cardinals are shocked as well--"What did he say, how did you decide?"
"Well," says the Pope, "I pointed to the sky, to indicate our duty to our Father in Heaven, and he responded by pointing to the ground, indicating the importance of observing and upholding our Lord's word here on Earth. I held up the bread to symbolize the need for communion, and he held up an Apple to symbolize the need to always remember the First Sin. I held up three fingers, for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and he held up one finger for the One True Faith. Oh, I tell you, that man is truly the wisest and most brilliant debater on Earth!"
At the same time, the Jews are ask Moishe for his account of the debate:
"Well, he pointed up, like he wanted me to schlep up all those flights of stairs, so I told him I'm standing right here! He held up his lunch for some reason, so, why not, I held up mine. Finally, he holds up three fingers to me--so I answer back with the one finger that matters!"