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PRINCE THE TRUE ROCK!

We’re sure you were just as shocked as ROCKSHOTS when you learned that Pope John Paul II had resigned the papacy and that the College of Cardinals unanimously elected the former Prince Rogers Nelson to the exalted post. Said one unnamed Cardinal: “I’m sure Pope Rover I [Prince’s religious title] will bring the same simple, holy approach to the Vatican that he’s brought to the stage.

April 2, 1985

PRINCE THE TRUE ROCK!

We’re sure you were just as shocked as ROCKSHOTS when you learned that Pope John Paul II had resigned the papacy and that the College of Cardinals unanimously elected the former Prince Rogers Nelson to the exalted post. Said one unnamed Cardinal: “I’m sure Pope Rover I [Prince’s religious title] will bring the same simple, holy approach to the Vatican that he’s brought to the stage. We in the religious community also believe Pope Rover is the first black man from Minneapolis to become the Bishop of Rome. He won’t be the last.” Next issue: get thee to a convent, Sheila E.

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