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This week, the Pope meets a lion cub during his weekly audience at the Vatican. What's being said?
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. SundayParkGeorge
The first meeting between the Pope and the Atheist Society is preceded by the traditional exchange of gifts.
5. eattherich
"Aah, my Ebay purchase. Go and give positive feedback."
4. Rockahula
O Puss Dei.
3. W_K_Snowdon
"Trust me, Your Holiness, he's very tame. What smoke?"
2. poshboy1980
"Let us prey"
1. nadine7346
Much as he trusted God, the Holy See decided that was close enough.


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The lion was funny, but his favourite was the little green duck in the nappy.
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Not another Christian to be thrown to the lions, when will they ever learn!
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Funny, I expected a Bull
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No wonder he doen't like me, he must be a Protestant.
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The Pope decided it would be less confusing if he asked for a Snickers bar next time
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So you must be the lion's maid?
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Even at his age, Terry Hall was still doing a grand job
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Brilliant! Now parcel him up and send him to Bush, as a leaving present. Tell him its called 'Cuddles'..
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The Lion had firstly checked he was available in his Big Cat Diary
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No, I said I wanted to meet a Big Cat-holic ...
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Yes, but can he growl in 148 different languages?
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"I loved you in the Lion King!"
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Like the word 'alcoholic,' a Catholic is someone who likes cats
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No, sorry, even I can't help Mafusa now.
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No, I'm not Pope Leo
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His Holiness was very impressed with the young cub's rendition of "Born Free".
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Stigmondo is bound to win this week after that plug on MM
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Women priests? Tsk, what next..
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What I really said was that I wanted a 'lie in in winter'.
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The Pope had bad felines about the encounter
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Trust me, Your Holiness, he's very tame. What smoke?
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If you remember, Your Holiness, I did recommend you hire a stunt pope for today
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Yes, that's the one, I think lightly grilled with a bottle of chianti?
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The Pope prepares to break with tradition and be the first to throw a Lion to the Christians.
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I've heard of throwing the Christians to the Lions, but never before had folks throwing Lions to Christians.
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Unfortunately, just off stage, mummy lion was being held by an albino member of Opus Dei, and nobody had thought to ask any questions..
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He always does that when you say "Ars Gratia Artis"
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No thanks, I had one for breakfast. Next!
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Well I distinctly remember my saying I wanted Warner Brothers to film my biopic
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I accept your apology for what you, and your forefathers, did in the arena.
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The guests arrive at the BBC for Terry Wogan's new Radio2 slot - Paws for Thought...
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The Pope had been practising for the encounter by watching Victor Mature in "Samson and Delilah"
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Pope Benedict in..."Lions for Lambs (of God)"
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"It's confirmed, Lunch here, then Dinner tonight at the Colosseum."
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Lion attacks Papal bull.
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It's from Berlusconi, the note says it's house trained.
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The lion was looking forward to a meal of eggs benedict
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"Let us prey"
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Of course the lion's safe. Is the Pope Jewish?
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Great, now where's the lamb? Lets put this theory to the test..
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Does he bite?
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The Pope was going to give the Roman cat a lick
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The cub obviously has no pride left
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After the savage encounter the Pope lived up to his name........Your Holey-ness.
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It had crossed Simba's mind to eat the Pope, but decided against it because it's hard to keep a good man down...
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I grant you courage, Tin Man a heart and you Dorothy can go home. Now what did Berlusconi say he wanted?
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I see the usual copy-cat captions appearing ...
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Finally, the Christians get their own back on the lions!
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Hang on, I thought I only agreed to meet a junior scout ...
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Your Holiness, we found this in your wardrobe, along with a strange looking hag. Any thoughts?
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Aslan!
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Soon, there would be no more waving from the balcony ...
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I think Daniel had it easy.
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variation..
Your Holiness, we found this in your wardrobe, along with a strange looking hag. Anything you'd like to tell us?
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Yes, that one will make a very nice rug
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And for my next miracle I give you a man eating lion - knife and fork please!
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It's Popey the paler man!
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The Pope meets another roar-man catholic
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If this is the starter what is the main course?
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Don't try and put the fear of God into me mate - I got fangs!"
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No - I actually said 'Bring me a CATECHISM!'
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miaow
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"Don't get cross with me - I want my Mummy!"
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"Well, I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition!"
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And you say the English have three of these on their shirts?
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Christopher Lee should have got an Oscar for this scene.
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The Christian Right's remake of the Lion King wasn't going to plan.
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"Entry to the Kingden of Heaven is no problem as long as the lioness raises him as a Catholic....."
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The Pope was a little concerned at giving Holy Communion to the Lion.
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Definately a vampire, have it cast into the void.
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Reviving the practice of throwing Christians to the lions had hit a snag
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And it can sing plainchant? Well, that's the wonders of genetic engineering for you..
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For the remake of Daktari no costs were spared, not even for training Clarence II the cross eyed lion.
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Naah...wearing all that white stuff doesn't make you the Stig
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That Pope's a rubbish ventriloquist - you can see his lips move
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So you live in a corner house, eh?
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The Pope had been warned all about Dan Brown's "The Lion-ardo da Vinci Code"
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The Lion the Flinch and the SorePope
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Well, that's the kitty sorted, now who's going to deal?
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Keen to impress, the Pope's assistant did his best sock-puppet routine.
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Mmm, I fancied a Lion Bar
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Leo Sayer was doing well in the Pope charts
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The things I do for money! But if that's what Abramovich wants...
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A few more of these and the new cape will look fabulous.
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The Pope was pleased he hadn't said he was a Scorpio
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Eternal damnation for using a condom? You must be lion...
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"What are the odds of that? Schrödinger's Cat may have risen from the dead!"
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"Yes, zis is a nice birthday present but I vant that flying car!"
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Here, kitty kitty kitty...
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The Vatican Kitty
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Pope Benedict was beginning to rethink the annual blessing of pets for St. Francis' feastday...
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"There's probably no God. So, when's the next bus back to Africa?"
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Now that the Pope had agreed to a guest appearance in Lion King 3 the movie, he wondered if meeting Timon and Pumbba would be as uneventful.
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Cub: Peace be with you? How about pieces of you!
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"I take it you're my warm-up then"
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Zis one is not exactly like ze cat I had in Bavaria.
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An audience with Leo... Hmmm, he's so much smaller in real life, and one would have thought he'd have shaved first! Where's Kate?
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When internet blind dates go bad
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And a rousing chorus went up in Vatican Square:
"All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small...."
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With the leaders of Jamaica, Japan and Jordan behind him, Pope Benedict completed the letter J by meeting the King of the Jungle...
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Who's really "Facing the Lion"?
(Has to be Googled!)
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Pope: "Ssssh! If they find out animals can talk, it'll knock creationism back a million years. And I'll never sell that Ark"
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Oh....when you said that you were going to bring along a cub, I thought....never mind.
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"I thought we booked the Pussycat Dolls"
"That's weird, I thought you were going to be Nicole Sherzinger"
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Don't worry, I don't eat meat on Friday's either
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Lion: "Hey, Pope! What's 'hakuna matata' in Latin?"
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White clothes mean everyone can see you fear...
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Did I not ask for a fluffy white cat to go with my large leather chair? You will not fail me a second time. Mwaa, ha, ha!
Now, go and God be with you.
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Now if John Paul II has been reincarnated as that lion, I should probably run...
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"What does a lion brush his mane with ? A catacomb!"
The lion's attempt to break the ice was somewhat ill-considered...
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No, a horse. A horse's head..
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Your Holiness, the rumour that you were only a stop-gap pope is entirely without foundation. Now, stop fretting and come to meet your new kitten.
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Aah, my Ebay purchase. Go and give positive feedback.
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Pope Benedict: "I didn't know ze BBC sent lions after ze worst caption entry writers. I did not zink that "papaben16" vould be so eazy to track down..."
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As the Christening moved on it was apparent that Cat's really do not like water..
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These days you can buy anything using Papal.
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Pope watches as Cardinal extracts Protestantism in time honoured fashion
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Much as he trusted God, the Holy See decided that was close enough.
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Hmm,yes, hmm. Upper left 4. Yes, mmm,hmmm. Yes, do you floss regularly?
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Holy See and Born Free
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Yes, I zink he vill make a perfect guard for ze Vatican Museum.
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Yes, I was in the Cubs when I was young. No, hang on it wasn't the Cubs.
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"Aaaachoooo!!!"
"Bless you"
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Cat-o-meet
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Throw him to the Christians!
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The Pope knew it was a Protestant plot when the lion handler told him it was safe to pet...
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"How am I supposed to fit my head in a mouth that small?"
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"If adoption from African countries is good enough for Madonna, it's good enough for me"
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"...and you will go to hell if you kill, hurt, cheat, or are simply caught lion. Ha, thank you folks I'm here till I'm dead, remember to tip your waitress and do try the atelope"
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Have a look on the collar. There's usually a telephone number or address.
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Having the Pope as casting director for Thundercats the Live Action Show was proving to be a PR coup.
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Great. A lion to add to my circus.
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Cub: "*Yawn* It's hard being King of the Jungle - all these official visits wear me out."
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"...See my vest, see my vest
Made from real gorilla chest.."
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"What do you mean you've already heard the one about the cheetah, the lion and the leopard playing cards in the jungle?"
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The Pope thought experimenting with jungle would help him connect with a younger audience.
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Pope John Maul II
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The Pope: Blessed are the children & the animals for God made them all...
Lion Cub: Yeah, yeah, whatevvvver! Just feed me!!
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Hey Mister, you want some CAT-attooooode?
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"Listen bruv, I been hearing things about you doing stuff in the woods. So check your hallway man. Now we're even"
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Hey, I know, we'll call him Silvio. Well he's small, got bad hair and a nasty temper.
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The Vatican no longer has a Shih-Tzu.
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Present from Stonewall, Sir. Instructions say not to feed him very often and to let him sleep in your bedroom.
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Santa and Cat fight it out for a plate of Whiskas
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Cat in the Hat meets the Cub from the Shrub.
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"Doncha wish your nuns were cute like me....?"
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Bob Carolgees tries to resurrect his career...
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"Hey Dude, that be some bit of bling on your neck yeah! Blinding me eyes it is!"
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What's the pontiff this competition?
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"Can you doing this blessing any faster please? I'm due on Oprah later"
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Siegfreid was impressed when he saw the Pope's audition for Roy's old position.
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What's that you say Simba, Daniel's in the lions den?
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"You'll never get a part in the Wizard of Oz dressed like that."
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"Forget about the lion,find out who threw that Sink Plunger at my head."
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With the thorn removed, Pope Androcles was sure that would be the end of the matter!
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The meeting between the pope and the 'Big Gay Cats' spokesman began to sink to it's inevitable conclusion
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Old Deuteronomy welcomes Macavity to the Jellicle tribe.
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Vatican City's green policy hits an early snag when the new 'cat' for the Popemobile is delivered.
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The Pope promised to use spellchecker next time he sent the memo about wearing a loincloth to Mass.
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"RrrrwOW homie pope dude, I am *loving* that bling!"
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Let us prey.
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Don't mess with me, I'm God's Rottweiler.
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So shall I show how a rottweiler does it now?
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The pope decides to drop the "lamb of God" metaphors for the rest of the afternoon.
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Grrrrrreat to meet you
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Lion In State
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"I'm sorry Holy Father, but it's the only way to test the pedigree of Roman lions."
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I prayed Kyrie Eleison and got Kitty Liaison.
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My sermon didn't make it curious then, just bored?
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''Well it's not quite what I had in mind - I was really thinking more of a White Persian like Ernst Stavro Blofeld's......''
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Well, actually, I was enquiring after a Jaguar to replace the Popemobile
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For Sparta! *cough* *cough* Simba!!!
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The Cat in the Vat.
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The first meeting between the Pope and the Atheist Society is preceded by the traditional exchange of gifts
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At the annual "Animals that look like John Sweeney" show, the pope admits:
"Yes...I can see the resemblance. You know what, that Darwin fellow might have been on to something with that common ancestory nonsense"
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The Pope is amused at the lion's Richard Dawkins impersonation
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Pope Benedict clearly loved his new pyjama case.
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Magazine Monitor strives to help us by informing us that the Pope is the one on the left
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The Pope was definately a mbube man.
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"Let him first be shaved!"
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You misheard me, I said Jesus healed the Leopards
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The Pope wondered whether the new concept of a safari church would really put a halt to declining congregations
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The encounter produced a lot of hissing and snarling...........especially when the cub joined in.
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In like a lion, out like the lamb.
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Said the waiter to the lion
"But Sir, this isn't just any old Christian, it's an ......."
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"I'm telling you Pope - the animals get the most hits on YouTube - you need me ..."
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Simba growled, "waddya mean, lion is a sin?"
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Wishing to lure Spanish tourists, the Vatican launches its own version of the bull run.
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After thouroughly enjoying the latest series of Celbrity Big Brother, the Pope requests a visit from Vern Troyer, insisting he wear the Bear Suit.
"Zrow 'im to me, I vant to catch 'im!!"
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The Pope wished that infallible also meant inedible
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The pope inspected the first inmate of his non-believers petting zoo.
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Pope John Paul II frantically attempts to communicate to Pope Benedict he may have been wrong about reincarnation.
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The Pope's unfortunate gash by the cub,and resulting heavy blood loss,led to a rather weakly audience.
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Well yes, and 'Hakuna Matata' to you too, I've always been a big fan of 'Ag-a-doo' myself.
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I dont give a Ratzinger that your father was Aslan
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I knew your mother Elsa.
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"Hmm, different, but I don't think I can get my head in that mouth" said the lion cub
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Does this hat make my head look like an acorn?
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A mix up with the bookings at the cat-i-van
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Forgive me Father, for I have Simba
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He says that if you insist that PRIDE is a deadly sin, he'll fetch the others.
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"And did it Myyyyyyyyyy Waaaayyyyyyyy....
C'mon Mister, join in!! No-one will throw anyfink at ya, honest!!"
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Pope vs Aslan: battle of the religious icons
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"Never mind 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', I'm so bored I'm nearly there now!!"
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Altogether now....
HALLLLLLLLLLEEEEELUUUUJA!!!!
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And now we'll sing hymn number 325, "Wimoweh".
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The concert organisers were concerned that Ozzy a.) had turned up dressed as the Pope and b.) was trying to top the bat incident.
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Puss-In-Boots prepared to pounce as the Pope melted before his large doleful eyes.
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Let us prey.
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Peacefulness of the Pope & the restlessness of the beast
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The following week the Pope decided to ratchet up the excitement somewhat by wading through a pool of half-starved alligators,armed only with his favourite mitre.
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"The lion cub is in a bad mood. Go on, your Holiness, show him your cross too!"
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Papal tiger
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So you're the lying cub, what lies you going to tell when you grow up to be a Scout?
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Hakuna Mapapa!
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Gloria Rottie
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"I said two of every one, so you're definitely not bringing the baby!"
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The pope is interested to hear more about the catty-schism.
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Eeeez hamster
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Well done, my son, now all we need is a lamb to try out this lying down theory we've all heard so much about.
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Catholicism meets Cubbalah
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Cuddles fought off the urge to sleep as the man in the white suit continued to show off his collection of Jackson Pollock paintings.
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O Puss Dei.
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"Two men are standing at the Pearly Gates...Wait, how does it go? Well I'm terrible at telling jokes, but the two men end up being Siegfried & Roy... "
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'...and then the Archbishop of Canterbury says to the nun, "No, no, sister, I said vacuum the HASSOCKS!" Heheheheheh...'
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Simba wished he had stayed spiritual-but-non-religious, even led by the Pope the Sunday services hadn't improved.
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OK, the Colisseum at ten it is then...
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HAH! I Confronted a LION! Let's see mother teresa do this!
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I may be cute, and you may smile. But I am gay, with teeth and will pounce. Ha!
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It's not Waldorf and Statler up therer on the balcony - it looks more like Waldorf and Fozzie
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"Nope, my teeth are definitely whiter than yours."
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You know my favourite film is The Lion King
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I wish the Vactian has a zoo.
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Hello Noah
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Popes advisor confuses lion cub with ventriloquists doll, resulting in a loss of pride for the cub in front of millions
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You're Australians aren't you? This is the Vatican..
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Instead, you come into my home on the day my daughter's to be married and you ask me to look after your cat??
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What do you mean you won't let Elton come play the theme tune?
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"President Bush has sent him as a farewell present. His name is Stripes."
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"Welcome to the Cat.holic Church"
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... so you thought I said male, hairy?
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You are Simba, and upon this feline I shall establish my church.
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(Lion to the Pope)
Here's a good one, what happens when the pope dies?...
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"I'm delighted you've halted their population decline, but I fear captive breeding isn't the answer to our declining number of priests"
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Please not another pope, I can't eat a whole one, can't i have a altar boy instead?
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Contestants in the 'Pope versus lion cub 100 meter dash', size each other up.
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Correction:
Contestants in the "Pope versus lion cub 100 miter dash', size each other up.
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And, singing "Circle of Life" in the grand finale, we have a lion singer and a rat zinger
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"Ars gratia artis?" said the Pope. "I'm sorry, but I'm not very good with Latin."
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'Course, I could have been a judge, but I never had the Latin
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Anaimalist 1 - Catholics 0
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"No, this can't be the lion of Judah. How is he going to open the scroll and the seven seals?"
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The pope laughed nervously and breathed an inward sigh of relief as the drug-sniffing cat approached. Thank god he had stashed the giggle-weed in his big hat.
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Although he knew the catholic church had now recognised evolution, the Pope never looked forward to the weekly public 'survival of the fittest' competitions.
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I sense something Cat-aclismic a foot....
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two animals face each other off, the prize, the curch
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"We're going to need considerably bigger catacombs."
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Ecce Leo et Crux.
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"It's a little cross."
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What do you get if you cross a Pope with a lion?
A mane of God.
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The Pope meets the BBC Magazine Monitor's new moderator
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"It must be the white vestments, your Holiness...he thinks you're the vet!"
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The lion was nicknamed Jimmy Saville, but his cigar kept falling out. "Top of the Popes" was back!
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Forget the Tiger in your tank, due to the credit crunch it's now a Lion cub.
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For protection, Pope Benedict had with him his crucifelix
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Oh dear Does the Lion cub know I was in the Hitler Youth?
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The next time the Pope visited Longleat, he'd check the catch on his boot first
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I'm sorry, I could have sworn they said you were a cataholic.
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"So, the cub runs on and bites the papal ankle - we're guaranteed 250 quid from 'You've Been Framed'. What d'yer say, your Holiness?"
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"I said I don't suppose he's called Jerome... ...it's a joke. A catholic joke. No, not very funny at all really."
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Papal ushers forced to take radical action to prevent pilfering from the collection plate.
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Colosseum entertainmet suffers from Health and Safety rulings.
Graham
Hayle
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"I hope you enjoyed my message of hope - in 60 different languages."
"Grrrrr...yaaaaaaawwnnnn...."
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The winner of 'The Vatican's Got Talent' 2009 is......."
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A special gift from Siegfried and Roy, your Holiness.
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No, for LYING I said to say twenty Hail Mary's.
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Well that explains the scratching round my ankles.
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You holiness, unfortunately, the lion ate the lamb instead of lying down with it...
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LION: "You're a holy man of God". POPE "you're obviously lion"
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The drunken bravado of the night before had caught up with the Pope, could he really lion tame?
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His Holiness said he had 'licked his lips' at the prospect of their meeting. It wasn't clear who was doing the licking.
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Christians have a long history of loving animals. Lions have a slightly longer history of loving Christians...
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For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful.
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The lion, the witch and the.....oops, where's the wardrobe?
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"Heavens! His breath is awful..."
"Hey look! A talking Lion!"
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At last the Pope saw his opportunity to surpass the onstage anticks of Ozzy Osbourne.
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At last the Pope saw his opportunity to surpass the onstage antics of Ozzy Osbourne.
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Lion of Judah?
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Just the nine lives? That's rubbish - I've had well over 260
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"aww who's the cute little fella?"
"MUMMY! He's not grandpa!"
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yes yes it makes a lovely hat... but seriously john, give him his bowl back .
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yes it makes a lovely hat... but seriously joe, he wants his bowl back .
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Gods Rottweiller meets the Lion of God
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No Father I can't give up the meat, I am a LION after all!
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"I said 12 inches, not centimetres. This crowd will kill me if I don't get my head in there."
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One of the most awe inspiring beings on the planet, and the pope.
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"Don't worry about the smell. He's just a little scared." said the lion to his handler.
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i'm your new keeper? i think you've got your lions crossed!
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gotta ask yourself a question?
do ya think ya lucky?
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"I know! I was peeved when they revealed the Stig too!"
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Cub Your Enthusiasm
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they used to feed people like me to the likes of you
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Hmmm - so that's your contraception, is it?
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"OK, just a quick check before the Photo Op. The lion hasn't said anything stupid about the Holocaust recently, has he?"
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"Why do you always have the mention the war?" said German pope to British lion
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Cub: I'll show you what holy really means, let me at him!
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The Pope demonstrated how to swear in a new leader.
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King of the Cats? I'm King of the Cat'lics
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Give me just 5 minutes in the den with you, and Lionism will rule! You had your chance and blew it, scoffed the king of beasts!
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lion says to pope 'why you got half a ball on your head'
'pope says put them up, put them up'
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Next stop on the Lion's holiday in Europe was Skegness
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You can't hide your lion eyes.
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"Yeah we heard about that on the Serengeti, did you watch him on Friday night? He had Tom Cruise on"
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I'm the son of the king of the Jungle! Who are you?
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So..... animals can sense evil!
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Christians 1 -- Lions 1
Time for a tie-breaker
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Religious Lion Greets a Jungle friend
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When I grow old I shall be a pope too
Because we both devour!
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i'D BETTER GROW FAST ,LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL SOON JOIN YOUR FRIEND JP2
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ALL CATS LICK, Mr POPE DO YOU LICK TOO?
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HELLO FELLOW BEAST
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Ok, let me guess, your name's Daniel?
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great a cool lolly pope stick just what i need to cool down on a hot day
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Whats new pussycat?
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The New zealandLamb is off the menu , try saintsburys they are doing a special offer on herretics .
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Papa Give me your tyred and huddled masses yearning to be free
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I'm past my sell by date ,perhaps i can introduce you to Martin Luther ,but say grace first.
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Ich bin ein berlinner
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Get ready for the last supper papa
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What would you like for dinner ,Seventh day Adventists ,Jehovah witnesses ,Moonies,or Mormons .?
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You dont scare me you little pussy ive got garlic arroung my neck aswell
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You fat cats cannot eat me , AAA whiter than white subprimess1sts are purely for inVestment purposes ,try a Jehovahs witness even though they have been past their sell by date three times, so they say.
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Papa, guess whos coming to dinner?
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Hello, I’m Benedict XVI who are you? My friends call me Leo XIV!
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"So Mr Pope, tell me more about this Lamb of God."
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Aha Mr. Pope, and you always thought I was a goat!
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My ancestors used to kill christians you know!
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I would try and rip a normal person limb from limb!!!! Imagine what I would do to an ex Hitler youth.
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"Mmm lunch. Haven't you got any younger ones though - this one looks rather old and bitter."
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i tell you its possesed look at its face call an exorcist
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The Pope says,"My name is David".
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"Show him your cross" said a cardinal. The lion misunderstood...
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Look in to the eyes, into the eyes, not around the eyes...
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just a purr-fect day, feed animals from the zoo, then maybe a prayer or two and then home..
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It's hard to believe but I'm 'The King of the Jungle,' how about you?
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Like most children, the lion cub found the Pope's sermon made him awfully sleepy... *yawn*
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ahh bless
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I was in the Cubs once, you know.
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Don't worry, your Holiness. It's just cub-board love.
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Why didn't anyone tell me there was a new Archbishop of Canterbury!
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Celebrity Big Brother pulls out all the stops to boost Sunday prime-time ratings.
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The Pope welcomed the Inquisition's latest recruit.
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My dad would have you for breakfast.
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"You may know my late father from British television, your Holiness...Rod Hull?"
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"I don't care if it was HOLY.........I don't like water, OK grandad"
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...lower third right occlusal... (Is there nothing I don't know?)....
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"I said show me your cross not you're cross!"
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Stop whining that I'm so expensive Benny, I told you if you let them breed like flies we'd cost more.
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I know I'm a lion, cast into in a den of Daniels, but I'm not scared.
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"Very funny act - but from here I can clearly see your lips move."
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Er, Daniel my brother? You are plumper than me, come here and feel the pain....
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No no, I said I was tired and wanted a Lie in......
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The new series of the Lion Man takes a nasty new twist!
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"No, no, no..., how do you expect something that small to eat a full-grown Atheist?
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Not bad, but I thought Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear were better.
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The filming of Naked Gun 427 took a sinister twist when Leslie Nielsen realised that his co-star wasn't the Leo that he had expected.
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Was my speech so bad that he's yawning
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'You've got some fight in you ol'boy!'
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Forgive me father, it's been three weeks since my last confession and I've been lion all that time.
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Sorry, I only take spiritual guidance from wise old baboons!
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Iam a great friend of Androcles
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No, I said I took payments for the lion by PayPal, not Papal...
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Maybe its the Lynx aftershave!
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Let's argue about this in the Coliseum!
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That's it, cough it up, you were only supposed to kiss my ring, not swollow it!
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You wouldn't leave him alone with your kids!
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Oh noes dont throws me to da christienz!
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Daaaarrrghwin!
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"It fills my heart with joy to see such a fine creature - a perfect example of God's wonderful creation...and the collection takings are up 20% too....same time next week?"
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So it's true. A cats breath does smell of cat food. Ha ha ha ha.
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"I said sacrificial LAMB"
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"Aha, you've found it! My missing novelty slipper."
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"In nomine Patris et fillii et Spiritus Sancti" "Rooooaaaarrrr"
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FREEEDOM!
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People bagan to wonder whether the Vatican really understood what was involved in a pride march.
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The little big cat explained as best he could that he had no time for dogma.
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Is the lion saying, "I can never get the wrappers off these things!"?
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Little did he realise it was a homosexual lion.
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Benedictus Leo
Leo Benedicte
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Kyrie lion son!
[ a play on the Greek component of the old Latin mass, "Kyrie elison", trans., "Lord have mercy" ]
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"He says he IS Catholic, Baloo. Now you go and you clean it up like I asked you to."
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Gladiator ll: Day of Reckoning
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It was the day Benedict XVI was pleased he was wearing his Pampers 'Pope-poopies'.
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Lions 1: Christians 0
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"Yes, I did have my Bible reading all prepared your Holiness, but my lion ate it...honest."
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Damn, I forgot my glasses again. You're not playing tricks on me again, young man, are you? Sure this is the baby that I'm meant to baptise?
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"Christians? Arena? Never heard of such a thing Your Holiness."
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"forgive me father, for I've been lion"
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Err, what do you want me to do with it?
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"So, you have to groom him every day?"
"Oh yes...religiously"
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The special effects on the new 3D Alien film left one filmgoer somewhat nonplussed.
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'Hi, they call me Rottweiler...'
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"Baptism in principle is acceptable, but I'm delegating to Cardinal O'Roary for the hands on part of the ceremony......"
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"Gods Rottweiler"? He's nothing but a little Pussy Cat.......
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No. I said to set an example to the people we'd take out a small loan!
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"....Hakuna Matata...!!!"
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You want me to roar at the begining of your YouTube videos? MGM beat you to it.
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I said I fancied a pint in The Lion, not I fancied a pint sized lion.
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Don't lionise me, creep!
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The lion and the calf will lay down together, but the calf won't get much sleep - Woody Allen
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As the pope grew closer, primeval genetic synapses fired and the cub began to drool.
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Come a few steps closer and we'll see whose teeth are real, old man!
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The lion's keen sense of smell easily detected the large quantities of garlic in the papal diet.
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"Doesn't he think it's in poor taste to laugh at the idea of lions and Christians reunited on this spot?" the lion wondered.
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Do you think he's large enough to stop the British removing my towel from the sunloungers in Benidorm?
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He's got to go back - those claws on the Popemobile seats? I don't think so.
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A lion thrown to the Christians, eh? Well that's quite a turn up!
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Pride comes before an infallible ?
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I feel sorry for the person who has to make my robe white again..
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At least you can't see what's biting my down below.
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Where's its mother?
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Now, where is Dan Brown
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A lion without its Pride is no lion at all
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Pride comes before a fall...
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Nice bling mate, but your aftershave gets right up my nose!
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Oh I'm gonna crucify you Benny baby.
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Ah - so you're the mane attraction...
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The Pope had heard that they had a cat at number 10, but this wasn't quite what he imagined!
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"Body of Christ? Come of Papa put the biscuit right on my tongue. It better be tastier than his blood was"
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Simba wondered whos Roar was louder
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Son of Mane
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In the name of the Father...Son...& Holy Ghost..Amen...............LUNCHTIME
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Nip down to Pets At Home and find out what they usually eat.
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In refusing to give the gift of courage, Pope Benedict loses another convert to 'alternative' religion.
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Let's see the Archbishop of Canterbury top this at his next pet's blessing!
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Vanilla! My favourite!
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"Your Holiness, its arrived. "
"Excellent, tell the Guards to keep eating the Frosties. We'll collect enough tokens for another one to keep it company"
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"Good, he looks hungry. Now, you're sure you've got the right address for Mr Brown?"
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Forgive me Father for I have sinned, I bit two priests and a cardinal....
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History had suggested that lions were a useful way of dealing with troublesome minorities.
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What big eyes you have.....
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Pope to Lion: "So, what did Tony Blair taste like?"
Lion: "Like all religious zealots & war criminals - bitter"
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During confession the Pope suspected the cub was a lion !
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I don't know what you're laughing about, the sins of the father are visited on the son and it very cold this time of year.
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Yes, thats the deal we put a fresh lamb in every morning and you refrain while the tourists are watching .
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Unfortunately the lion was less than impressed that His Holiness chose to bless him with a rendition of 'In ze jungle, ze mighty jungle, ze lion sleeps tonacht'....
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Pope: See I told you it was a vampire!
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Fantastic. Christians back on the menu.
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Pope explores measures to relieve unemployment in Rome.
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Let us prey
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We dont do smorgaasborgs anymore ,they were just a special offer to start the franchise ,however i could order in a Kentucky fried chicken and fries.
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Can I give you some advice in the words of the Madonna, 'Papa don't preach!'.
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Sorry your Holiness, he's never reacted like this before. Except with that young Damian....
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I've seen bears poop in the woods, now just what religion are you?
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Benedict had decided on a pet cat for the Vatican, despite being more of a dogma man...
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Roary... Are you ready?
Your holiness.... Are you ready?
Then let's get ready to Rumble in the Jungle....
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Benny and Lenny: the Vatican's own vent act.
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After his latest reincarnation, his holiness the Pope is introduced once more to the Dalai Lion-ma.
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What have you done with Daniel?
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Pride, In The Mane Of Love
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Pope Benedict was set to launch his new children's book: The Cat in the Vat
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Papa is there a place in heaven for fat cats
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Papa it has been fourty days since my last confession
Reply...And what did he give you
Papa he gave me five hail marys four our fathers and indegestion
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"Uhm, Cardinal, Cardinal, I think we've done a woopsy..."
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Here you see his holiness, who has recently taken up taxidermy, being presented by his first finished piece. He particularly enjoys the mounting process.
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"I believe in Miracles, where you from, you sexy thing, you sexy thing you!"
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That's right Simba, X marks the spot.
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Swiss Guard unveil newest recruit.
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Pope Benedict XVI was certain his new funny for the Vatican Channel on YouTube would have people flocking in their droves.
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The Lions rendition of 'Sweet Child of mine' had some unusual followers.
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You lie'n' to those good people?
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His alias on the BBC is YawningTigerBaby and he's been a naughty boy, Father
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"Rename yourself Leo, or else..."
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Vatican unveils new mascot
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Bless you child, but I don't normally do this sort of thing: that recently-departed American idiot would have been a much better bet!
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Pride comes before a maul
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Rarrrrrr!
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Photographs of early Star Wars auditions for the evil Emperor and Darth Maul are released by George Lucas
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Relations with the Narnian delegation had turned frosty in recent times
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"Yes, I believe there are catacombs around here somewhere. I'm just off to look for them myself. Bye.
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so, you want to keep the natural order of things do you...
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I'm going to be iron, like a lion, in Zion...
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Vampire lions brought under control in the Vatican
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Roman Holy Day
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Are you sure you want to do this? It's a circus out there!
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The Blessing of the Animals (Saturday matinee)
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He's called Paisley, Your Holiness
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The pope left St. Marks' feeling a little roar
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Lord you appeared to Moses as a burning bush, why have you chosen to be a lion this time?
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Don't mention the roar - I did once but I think I got away with it!
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FINALY the pope meets the lion of judah , and quips " im quite big round here "
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