Tuesday, May 7, 2013

First time in History..Vatican hosting two Popes

Pope Francis personally received retired pope Benedict XVI and prayed with him on Thursday upon his return to the Vatican where he will reside in a converted monastery. What??? Did he or did he not just have a big spectacular with his retirement and leaving the Vatican? This is not only the first time that two Popes are living but living together as well. Read Revelations folks....this is kinda weird!

Will they casually bump into each other while strolling the landscaped gardens of the tiny sovereign state of Vatican City? Or will they studiously avoid contact, to squelch any concerns about the potential influence — deliberate or not — that the retired pope may have on his successor?
It is a funny world we are living in now!

First you get down on your knees,
Fiddle with your rosaries,
Bow your head with great respect,
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!

Do whatever steps you want, if
You have cleared them with the pontiff.
Everybody say his own
Kyrie eleison,
Doin' the vatican rag.

Get in line in that processional,
Step into that small confessional,
There, the guy who's got religion'll
Tell you if your sin's original.
If it is, try playin' it safer,
Drink the wine and chew the wafer,
Two, four, six, eight,
Time to transubstantiate!

So get down upon your knees,
Fiddle with your rosaries,
Bow your head with great respect,
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!

Make a cross on your abdomen,
When in rome do like a roman,
Ave maria,
Gee it's good to see ya,
Gettin' ecstatic an'
Sorta dramatic an'
Doin' the vatican rag!

By: Tom Lehrer

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