On December 19, 2009, the Vatican announced that it was awarding itself a "unique copyright" on the Pope's name, image, coat of arms or any other symbol related to the holy father.
"The use of anything referring directly to the person or office of the Supreme Pontiff...and/or the use of the title "Pontifical", must recieve previous and express authorization by the Holy See", reads a statement from Vatican released last Saturday morning.
Of course this ridiculous edict does not cover pre existing uses, such as Pope Secondary School, Pope Burgers or the ever popular, Pope Soap.
The Vatican seems to realize the value of logo recognition and taking a cue from Mike (Keeping It Real) Steele and the NEW REPUBLICAN PARTY, they are reaching out in an attempt to increase awareness with the Hip Hop Generation.
There is a rumor of an impending deal with NIKE, a tie-in brand of shoes and sports wear under the newly created PAPI logo...
Then the icing on the cake as the new Hello Benny line of products hits the market. The Hello Kitty corporate embrace of the Catholic Church will create a market that will trickle down to the third world in no time...with second hand Hello Benny watches, t shirts, purses, cell phones and designer underwear flooding thrift stores all over the world.
Nobody does BLING like HELLO BENNY!
Look out Tommy Hillfiger and Dolce & Gabana!
3 comments:
Brilliant!
Thank You, SR...hey, you're not that SR, now, are you?
yup. that one.
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