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| Pope's car to hit the road |
| 2005-05-06 |
| AN online casino that bought Pope Benedict XVI's old Volkswagen Golf intends to take it on the road "allowing people to enjoy the experience of sitting in the divine car". GoldenPalace.com, which paid 189,000 euros ($314,240) in an online auction, will use the scheme to raise money for charity. Vatican sources have said the Pope does not have a driver's licence and probably never drove the car, which was sold to a German for 9900 euros ($16,000) in January. The vehicle shot up in value after the Pope's election last month. The casino owns a collection of pseudo-religious artefacts, including a 10-year-old toasted cheese sandwich on which some claim to see the face of the Virgin Mary, a chicken breast that to some resembles the late Pope John Paul II and a potato crisp resembling a bishop's mitre. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 Lends new meaning to the ''I don't know who it is, but the Pope's driving'' joke. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-05-06 20:13 |