Actually, the long-standing custom of having the pope personally distribute daily lunch tickets to Vatican officials assures each of them a few minutes with the Holy Father.
Ed Peters | Homepage | 12.21.07 - 2:41 pm | #

"A Red Rider BB gun for Christmas? You'll shoot your eye out!"
Scott W. | Homepage | 12.21.07 - 3:46 pm | #

Your Holiness, I have a friend, Fr. Vosko, who could really do wonders to lighten up this place and clean up all that renaissance scribling on the walls. Just give me a call, I can have him here by Saturday...
Tim Ferguson | 12.21.07 - 5:10 pm | #

Vun for you, vun for you, vun for you, don't vorry, Ve made sure everybody gets a gift this year! Und vun for you, vun for you..
Panda Rosa | 12.21.07 - 5:12 pm | #

Cardinals lined up to challenge for the Papal Throne in a violent game of King of the Castle.
Thomas | 12.21.07 - 6:58 pm | #

"after waiting for hours, the cardinals were quite surprised to learn they were not in line to meet santa after all"
Scholastica | 12.22.07 - 2:23 am | #

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Thomas that was good one. lol. The pope should give the bad cardinals some coal in their stockings.

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the warrior | Homepage | 12.22.07 - 9:54 am | #