A young monk is told to copy the church laws by hand. He notices, however, that the text he is using is also a copy of the original manuscript. He says to the abbot: "If there is a mistake in the first copy, all the later copies will have the same mistake."
The abbot says, "We have been doing it this way for centuries, but you’re right." He goes to check the original, which is kept in a locked room.
Hours go by, and the abbot still has not returned. Worried, the other monks begin to search for him. They find the old man hitting his head against a wall and crying uncontrollably. The young monk asks, "What’s wrong, father?"
The abbot points to the original document: "The word is 'celebrate', not 'celibate'."
