THE HOLY SEE – Former Pope Benedict XVI has been spotted for the first time since his abrupt retirement playing a round of mini golf in the suburbs of Rome while sporting cutoff jean shorts.
The ex- Pontiff was playing 18 holes at Oasi del Minigolf along with a Cardinal friend last week to the mystification of the proprietor Lorenzo Carasetta.
“He arrived wearing cutoff jean shorts, a t-shirt that said ‘What me worry’ with a picture of Alfred E Newman, a bright neon orange baseball hat, and a massive gold chain emblazoned with XVI,” Panzerotti stated, still in shock. “Benedict also asked if there was a Papal discount.”
The semi-incognito pope called himself “Benedicktion” on his scorecard, while his opponent was referred to as “Cardinal Birdie.”
“I’m also pretty sure he blessed his ball on the 16th hole,” Carasetta continued. “He was trailing the Cardinal by two strokes and wanted a holy-hole in one to tie the match up.”
As he was leaving, the 87 year old pontiff was overheard saying he “had not had this much fun since the war.”
