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Nutjob requests meeting with pope
2008-05-28
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked for an audience next week with Pope Benedict which would be the first meeting between the two leaders, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
Probably just wants to see him in person one last time.
Wantst to convert him.
Ahmadinejad is among the heads of state expected to visit Rome to attend a June 3-5 United Nations summit on global food security, hosted by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Vatican sources said earlier this week that it was not yet clear if the pope would meet individual heads of state attending the U.N. event or hold a collective audience for them in order to save time.

The Vatican has criticized Ahmadinejad for calling for Israel to be wiped off the map. The Holy See has diplomatic ties with Iran and Pope Benedict has met Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. The pontiff has repeatedly encouraged dialogue to resolve differences over Iran's disputed nuclear program, which the West says is aimed at making nuclear bombs. Italy's foreign ministry has already ruled out the possibility that conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will hold bilateral talks with the Iranian leader, saying there will not be enough time.
Silvio's washing his hair that week.

Posted by:gorb

#8  "The Vatican has criticized Ahmadinejad for calling for Israel to be wiped off the map."

Will Nutjob be straightjacketed for the audience?
Posted by: Bulldog   2008-05-28 19:42  

#7  I'd make sure Short Round was strip-searched before he got into the meeting room. Full cavity check, too. None of his guards in the room, either. Plenty of the Pope's, though.

I don't trust this nutball any further than I can throw his country.
Posted by: Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707   2008-05-28 18:15  

#6  Rambler: I think Papa Ratzi could take the midget if it came down to it. He's old, but he looks sturdy.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2008-05-28 14:03  

#5  He definitely wouldn't expect THAT, MM.
Posted by: Grenter Protector of the Geats4975   2008-05-28 13:26  

#4  I would love to see the conversation between Benedict and Nutjob. I have a feeling that God's Rotweiler would demolish the little twerp if he felt like it.
Posted by: Rambler in California   2008-05-28 12:53  

#3  As long as the Vatican can get the Inquisiton up and running again in a week, so that the Holy Father can hand amadinutbag over to them upon his arrival, I see no problem at all...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2008-05-28 12:17  

#2  Next week? Isn't that rather short notice for a pontiff whose schedule is set years in advance?
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-05-28 10:45  

#1  "Pope Requests Legions"

Hey, I can dream.
Posted by: Excalibur   2008-05-28 08:59  

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