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stillers4me
05-12-2011, 11:53 AM
It was Wednesday of Holy Week, a beautiful Roman spring day with tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square to hear and see Pope Benedict XVI (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/index.htm)at his weekly general audience. A papal aide ushered forward two special guests, New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson (http://topics.nola.com/tag/tom%20benson/index.html) and his wife, Gayle, to take Benedict's hand, greet him and kiss his ring -- the famous Fisherman's Ring, one of the ancient symbols of papal authority.
http://media.nola.com/saints_impact/photo/9569795-large.jpgView full size (http://media.nola.com/saints_impact/photo/benson-pope-ringjpg-7de6aa60ac846bc9.jpg)Photo courtesy of the New Orleans SaintsPope Benedict XVI leans forward to examine the Super Bowl ring of New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson as Gayle Benson watches.

Benson, as it happens, has his own famous ring.

You can see this coming.............

Read more @ http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/05/saints_owner_tom_benson_shows.html

stillers4me
05-12-2011, 11:54 AM
Hmmmmmmm....Dan Rooney should go and show off his collection. :chuckle:

Vis
05-12-2011, 02:50 PM
Hmmmmmmm....Dan Rooney should go and show off his collection. :chuckle:

He's waiting for an Irish Pope

tube517
05-12-2011, 03:23 PM
Dan Rooney is the Godfather. The Pope would have to make an appointment to see him.

SMR
06-02-2011, 09:31 PM
Dan Rooney is the Godfather. The Pope would have to make an appointment to see him.

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