The Pope wears red shoes?

His Holiness has resumed the sporting of red Papal shoes, which have not been used since the early days of Pope John Paul II. Contrary to media speculation the shoes had been crafted by Prada, the Vatican has confirmed they were made by the Pope's personal cobbler. The Vatican said, in response: "The Pope, in summary, does not wear Prada, but Christ."

Perhaps his Holiness is a fan of the Wizard of Oz? As many questions are raised as answers given by this list of fun facts about Pope Benedict XVI. No surprise that his favorite brewery (Franziskaner Weissbier) is German, but let's hope to God he doesn't like their Hefe-Weisse Hell.