The Pope and Colonel Sanders When KFC sales hit a lean patch, Colonel Sanders came up with a brilliant advertising idea. He got in touch with the Pope and asked the pontiff whether he could change the words of the Lord's Prayer from ""Give us this day a daily bread"" to ""Give us this day a daily chicken."" ""I can't possibly do that,"" said the Pope. ""Not even for 100,000 dollars?"" asked the Colonel. ""No, not for 100,000 dollars,"" replied the Pope. Six months on and KFC sales were declining…