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British Cleric to Pope: Party On!

Posted Jan 29, 08 1:14 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – An Anglican archbishop from the land of Monty Python brought Pope Benedict a hoppy Holy Grail this month, reports the Guardian. Archbishop of York John Sentamu had heard that Benedict liked Black Sheep, so he brought along the British ale and a custom brew dubbed Holy Grail to his audience with the pontiff.

“I told the brewery I was meeting the pope and they made a special brew for him,” said Sentamu, who visited the Vatican to strengthen relations between their churches. The Bavaria-born pope prefers beer to wine or water and is no stranger to designer consumer goods, such as the Prada shoes he wore to meet the archbishop.

Source Guardian (UK)

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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI puts his hands up in the air. The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, recently made a gift of custom-brewed...   (Associated Press)
Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu appearing on BBC1 television's Andrew Marr show, as he cuts up his dog collar, in protest at the rule of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in this Sunday Nov 9, 2007...   (Associated Press)
The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, recently made a gift of custom-brewed North Yorkshire ale to the Pope.   (Getty Images)
One of the beers the Archbishop of York proffered to the Pope.   (Black Sheep Brewery)
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