Friday, April 25, 2008

HISTORIC PAPAL VISIT ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE

25 April 2008: Vatican City

Pope Benedict XVI returned to the Vatican today completing his historic visit to the U.S.

Vatican spokesman Father Guido Sardewey described the Pontiff 's trip as "... mostly real a'good ... especially the veal in'a the Senate cafeteria."

Father Sardewey reported that the Pope was "a'filled with audacious op'atimism" following his meeting with Dewey from Detroit: "His a'Holiness believes that'a Dewey represents hope, and a'change and'a the future too".

Father Sardewey said the Pope "is not really a hugging kinda guy", but following his meeting with Dewey, "the Pope he put'a his arm around'a my shoulder and gave a'me a big a'hug." Asked to describe his own impression of Dewey from Detroit, Father Sardewey said "That a'Dewey, quite a guy eh sport."