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Pope Gets Gift of 30,002 Shoes!

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Why did someone give Pope Benedict 30,002 shoes?

“Pope Benedict last year made headlines in the fashion media after reports that some of his shoes were designed and donated by top Italian fashion houses such as Prada but the Vatican has never confirmed this.

“The Pope’s footwear, usually red or burgundy, is called the ‘shoes of the fisherman’ since popes are the successors of St Peter the Apostle, who was a fisherman…”

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