Geting Nun

Sources within the Vatican yesterday revealed that, in what is seen as a something of a faux pas, His Holiness the Pope was sent a nun-a-gram by unidentified colleagues.

The incident occurred during the pontiff's most recent birthday celebrations. A woman masquerading as a nun approached His Holiness, genuflected, and asked for absolution with the words, "Forgive me, Holy Father, for I am about to sin". She then ripped off the lower half of her habit to reveal a pair of black suspenders and stockings, and proceeded to embark upon a slow, highly erotic strip-tease.

"The birthday surprise completely backfired," said an anonymous Vatican source. "His Holiness clearly didn't understand what on earth was going on. He seemed to think he was at a new type of beatification ceremony or something."

"Nobody's admitted to pulling the stunt," continued the source, "but I'm damn sure it'll have been that Cardinal Linguini up to his practical jokes again: that fake nun had his fingerprint all over her."

His Holiness the Pope was unavailable for comment.