In a stunning turn of events, Pope Benedict XVI has changed his mind about becoming the next Marlboro man. Despite his "macho" image, Pope Benny has decided that even though he looks rough enough, a smoking Pope is not the image the church should convey. Saying that he did not want to be like President Obama (See the Planet Kirby Blog posting from 6/25/2009), the Pope took the non-hypocritical road and gave up his chance to go down in Advertising History. "I think the world would view me as a hypocrite if I spoke out against the evils of cigarette smoking and then represented Marlboro's." Good call your holiness.
Further commenting the Pope said, "The scripture says that our bodies are temples, so why in the hell would I pollute it?" Good call again...why the hell would you?
In an attempt to become the kinder and gentler German Pope, Benedict has decided to join the Red Hat Society. A spokesman for the Vatican said, "Why not? He does love that damned Red Hat..."
We'll keep you updated on whether the Pope's application for membership is accepted. Why the hell wouldn't it be?
