EUREKA, MO—Pope Benedict XVI returned to Rome today following a historic, three-day trip to Six Flags St. Louis, the first official papal visit to a major American theme park since Pope Paul VI's Thanksgiving Mass at Wet 'n Wild in August 1966.As the park opened its doors to the general public last Friday, the pope emerged from the last car of the Foghorn Leghorn National Park Railway to greet the throngs of people who had assembled hours earlier for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pay their respects to the blessed pontiff and to vie for a seat on Superman Tower of Power, a popular free-fall ride.
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You punk'd me last time, John...but I immediately smelled an Onion when I read this story.
hmmmm... oh so nearly got me!
My brother-in-law in the UM pastor in Eureka, I think I might have heard about this if it actually happened.
Before I read what you wrote, I thought for sure this was going to be a "create a caption" contest picture.
That isn't the Pope on that roller coaster. It's Uncle Fester!
I hadn't thought of it, but he does kind of look like Uncle Fester.
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