[Daithi]

The last time the Pope was here in the U.S. a friend of mine got to drive him around. Actually, the Pope drove my friend. Well, actually... OK, here's the story.

My friend is a limo driver and the company he works for was selected to pick up the Pope and drive him to his destination. When the Pope finally showed up he told my friend that he wanted to drive. The Pope said he'd always wanted to drive a limo, even if it was just for a block or two. It was against the rules, but this is the Pope, so my friend let him.

Well, the first turn they had to make the Pope didn't give them enough room, and the rear tires caught the curb. Unfortunately, a cop saw this and pulled them over. Now the cop goes up to the driver window and sees the Pope, and then turns around and heads back to his car. My friend then overheard the following conversation--

"I need to speak to the Sgt. in charge."

"Hello Sarge, I need some advise. I just pulled over someone really important, and I need to know what to do."

"Well, how important? Is it a movie star?"

"No, a lot more important than a movie star."

"Did you pull over the Governor?"

"No, a lot more important than the Governor."

"Well who did you pull over?"

"Let's just say the Pope is his driver."