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Situation Vacant
A unique opportunity has unexpectedly arisen with our client in Rome. The ideal candidate will be of previous good character with excellent communication skills. Fluency in several languages is also desirable, while the successful candidate will also enjoy occasional overseas travel and the adulation of millions wherever they go.
Whilst no specific qualifications have been requested, it would help if you hold strong views on subjects such as euthanasia, abortion and the use of artificial birth control.
You should be available to start this new role with effect from 1st March 2013 and must look good in long, flowing white robes and a skullcap. On occasions you may also be required to wear a bullet proof vest!
Applications are being taken by the incumbent via their official Twitter page @Pontifex.
News Flash! Easter Bunny at the Vatican!
Apparently the Easter Bunny has arrived early at the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI was presented on Wednesday with an enormous, 250-kilogram (550-pound), 2.2-metre (7.2-foot) tall chocolate Easter egg by Italian chocolatier Tosca, which specialises in oversized cocoa confections. The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano said Benedict plans to donate the egg, which features the papal coat of arms, to a juvenile detention centre in Rome.
I have 3 observations to make about this story:
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How appropriate is a chocolate egg as a gift for the head of the Catholic Church?
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Looking at the picture, the egg itself seems to be aping the leaning tower of Pisa with a definite tilt to the left!
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I bet that woman wished she hadn’t borrowed her (somewhat larger) husband’s jumper for the photo call!
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