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Africa: Subsaharan

Bob stops by to see the Pope off

2005-04-08

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, a devout Roman Catholic, defied EU sanctions including a travel ban when he arrived in Rome to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

"Hi! I'm here! Hey! Where's the Pope?"

The 81-year-old leader, who was married in a Catholic church and once referred to the Pope as his spiritual father, was accompanied on the trip by Higher Education Minister Herbert Murerwa, Zimbabwe's state radio said. Telenews, a channel that monitors flight arrivals and departures in Rome, said Mugabe arrived at Fiumicino airport at 9am local time. The Vatican, a sovereign state, is not a member of the EU and has no airport but EU member Italy should normally comply with the travel ban imposed on Mugabe. However, under a 1929 pact between Italy and the Vatican, Italian authorities agreed not to stop visitors to the world's smallest state.

Posted by:Fred

#6 Cheaderhead :
Other adjectives appropriate in your comaarison
Integrity
Respect for Others
Kindness
etc
etc
etc

Posted by: BigEd 2005-04-08 11:35:35 AM

#5 and take down that jet flying him home

Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-08 10:10:15 AM

#4 Sounds like a perfect time to start the revolution back home...

Posted by: tu3031 2005-04-08 9:36:29 AM

#3 Proof once again that religous affiliation has nothing what so ever to do with the amount of character one has. JPII had tons, Bob has none

Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-04-08 8:32:28 AM

#2 Poop Bobby I.

Posted by: Chath Unise9297 2005-04-08 12:55:06 AM

#1 I guess I'll have to insert a line on my Excel sheet, the source of my posting yesterday...

At least Zimbabwe can be put at the bottom...

Is he known as Chief Bob, President Bob, or just Bad Bob...

Posted by: BigEd 2005-04-08 12:21:14 AM

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