The Bishop of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was known to be a great evangelist and preacher who would reach out to unbelievers, scoffers, and cynics. He liked to tell the story of a young man who, many years earlier, stood outside the cathedral and almost on a daily basis would shout derogatory slogans at people entering the church to worship. He would call them fools and all kinds of names. The people tried to ignore him but it was quite difficult.

One day, the cathedral's rector went outside to confront the young man. The young man ranted and raved against everything the priest told him. After some time the rector addressed the young man, saying, "Look, let's get this over once and for all. I am going to dare you to do something and I will bet you cannot do it." Of course, the young man…