Half-Naked Acrobats Shake Up Staid Vatican

The Vatican's normally a pretty staid place, lined with pure thoughts and celibate clergymen, so more than a few eyebrows raised when four buff guys lined up in front of Pope Benedict himself and ripped their shirts off. The four were actually acrobats, known as the Pilgrim Brothers, who proceeded to perform for a pontiff who appeared slightly less than enthusiastic. The nuns in attendance seemed appreciative, the Daily Telegraph notes. Watch the painfully awkward video above.
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