Pope denies Berlusconi communion

Berlusconi's hope for communion extention to divorcees like himself have been quashed by Pope Benedict XVI, now that he is the president he was hoping to use a bit of influence on the church rules.

Newspapers reported on Sunday that while attending a ceremony in Sardinia Mr Berlusconi had asked a bishop when the Church planned to change the rules.  But the Pope told a conference in Canada that communion can only be received by those free of major sin.

Mr Berlusconi has recently begun a major effort to try and get communion granted to divorced and remarried people like himself.  When he light-heartedly asked the Sardinian bishop when this would be possible, he was told he should "turn to a higher power" and that higher power is not buying his efforts so now Mr Berlusconi has to wait for a miracle from above.

Source: BBC News (clickt to read full story)