British Cleric to Pope: Party On!

Archbishop of York knows Bavarian pontiff likes brew
By Lucas Laursen,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 29, 2008 1:14 PM CST
British Cleric to Pope: Party On!
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 North Yorkshire ale to the designer-wearing pontiff.(AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)   (Associated Press)

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. (More Pope Benedict XVI stories.)

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