In neighbouring Chateauneuf-du-Pape, where top-flight wines bear the
papal crown and crossed keys embossed on the bottle, Ogier Clos de l'Oratoire des Papes Red 2009, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France (PS29, Majestic) is just coming into its drinking window.
He was the first non-Italian Pope in 456 years and, at 58, one of the youngest men in modern times to don the
papal crown.
The
papal crown was the symbol of Roman sovereignty and, to gain control of that symbol, emperor and city were now prepared to destroy each other and themselves.
"The Pope appearing in a Pepsi commercial in a
Papal Crown designed by Stella McCartney?
Malachy's "mottoes" - someone in the Catholic church seemed to have had a feeling for alliteration - covered every single one of the churchmen past, present and the ones to come, who would wear the
Papal crown.
He stormed out to the gate where Peter was checking the day's intake on his Compaq 486DX Deskpro computer (I have edited the nuns' story) - next to which, on his workstation, was a fishing pole and a
papal crown.