great moments in the papacy

Pope Benedict The Sixteenth: "Walter! Walter! I want to speak to you."
Cardinal Walter Kasper: "Yes, Mein Holiness?
Pope Benedict: "What is the meaning of this? This is no good. You have offended the British. Their newspapers are full of your rash remarks."

Cardinal Walter Kasper: "Vot? Vot did I do now?"

Pope Benedict: "Walter you know full well that you told reporters that you thought Britain is like a third world country."

Cardinal Kasper: "Vot did I do wrong I mean?"

Pope Benedict: "That was wrong. All wrong."

Cardinal Kasper: "Oh."

Pope Benedict: "I'm afraid you will have to cancel your plans to accompany me on the forthcoming trip to Britain."

Cardinal Kasper: (Grumbling) "I only said it because Prince Philip said ze same thing to me on ze phone zis morning... (Still grumbling) First I get named after ein friendly ghost and now I miss out on my chance to visit ze turd vorld. It's just not fair."