Vatican Misspells Jesus —on 6K Medals

FYI Vatican officials, it's Jesus, not Lesus
By Arden Dier,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 11, 2013 6:51 AM CDT
Vatican Misspells Jesus —on 6K Medals
Pope Francis smiles during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013.   (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

You'd think if anyone was going to misspell the name of God's son, it wouldn't be the Vatican. But some 6,000 gold, silver, and bronze medals to commemorate Pope Francis have been recalled after a misspelling in a Latin phrase turned Jesus into Lesus, der Spiegel reports. The mistake wasn't actually caught until four of the medals, made by the Italian State Mint, had already been sold, adds the Daily Mail, so they're bound to be worth some money should you stumble across one. (More Pope Francis stories.)

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