"The Real Bev" wrote in message
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lal_truckee wrote:

The Real Bev wrote:

Way Back When, SNL had something about the pope on skis. Maybe it was
an "action figure" or something. Guy in a white dress with his arms
out...

Current Pope was an active outdoorsman when he was young, including
skiing. I think he wore sweaters, like the rest of the pre-war skiers.

Yeah, but that isn't as funny. I've never liked this pope. In 1978 we
had 3 days in Rome while they were trying to decide who the new one
would be and they wouldn't let people into the Sistine Chapel. His
skiing doesn't make up for us missing the SC -- ****, those guys get to
see it every day if they want to, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for us.

How important are the whines of a few tourists compared to the selection of
the most powerful man in the world? (Well he would have been if Clement V
hadn't shut down the Knights Templar nuclear weapons program in 1312.)