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Mickey Mouse Hat Doesn't Get Pope's Blessing

Youth Day gift from Disney fans can't lure Benedict into photo op

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 18, 2008 2:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – Photographers, children and Disney executives were sorely disappointed this morning when Pope Benedict refused to don a black Mickey Mouse hat, complete with ears, in place of his usual white skullcap. A group from Orange County, Calif., presented Benedict with the getup during World Youth Day festivities in Australia, Reuters reports, but the pontiff politely passed the headgear to aides.

Pope Benedict XVI is not wearing a mouse hat in this photo. Sadly. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Benedict XVI refused, politely, to wear a Mickey Mouse hat presented to him by a group from Orange County during World Youth Day festivities. (AP Photo)

Pope Benedict XVI arrives to watch the remaining locations for Stations of the Cross, a traveling dramatized re-enactment of the last days of Jesus' life, in Sydney, Australia, July 18, 2008. (AP Photo/ Kristian Dowling, Pool)

Pope Benedict XVI addresses an inter-faith meeting during World Youth Day festivities, in Sydney, Australia Friday, July 18, 2008. (AP Photo/William West,POOL)

C'mon, Benedict. You know you want some mouse ears. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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