Only In The Holy See!

This has nothing to do with Philadelphia, but I don’t care, and I doubt you will, either.

Here’s a photo of Don King meeting the Pope:

King apparently wanted to get a private audience with the Pope, but, ah, the Catholics were like, “You’re Don King” and then said very few people get a private audience with the Pope. (Translation: No.) King also traded in his tiny American flags for tiny Italian and Vatican City flags.

And, he even gave the Pope a gift of a championship belt! From a news release on King’s website:

“I was very humbled by this divine experience and revelation,” King said.
“I presented him with the championship boxing belts because he is a fighter for Jesus, peace and love all over the world. I gave Papa a note asking him to pray for many people including my injured boxer Victor Burgos, America, President Bush, Laura Bush, our troops and all troops fighting for freedom around the world.”

King also asked for a special prayer for the poor, downtrodden, aged and denied. He added: “It goes without saying that I asked the Pope to pray for my wife, Henrietta, my children and my grandchildren as well.”

Just think how many poor people there are in the world. The Pope sure is going to be busy with all those prayers.

DON KING VISITS THE VATICAN [DonKing.com]
Don King in front row for Pope [AP/Yahoo!]