This Pope seems to be a very good man.  Not all of the Popes have taken the teachings of Jesus so much to heart, it seems to me.  

It’s hard for me to think of the Pope, any Pope, without recalling the answer Riddick Bowe, former world heavy weight champion and Boxing Hall of Famer, gave to a reporter as he was leaving to visit the Pope in the days leading up to a fight to defend his title.  Wikipedia seems to be silent on this important matter, (though the NY Times of Feb. 1, 1993 mentions the private audience with the Pope)  but my memory is not.  

The reporter asked Bowe, who grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, what he was going to say to the Pope during the meeting.   Bowe’s unforgettable reply:  “yo, Pope, you gotta bless me, man.”

NOTES:  (from Wikipedia)

They saw fit to include this, however:

Though ahead on points, Golota was penalized several times for low blows, and was finally disqualified in the seventh round after a volley of punches to Bowe’s testicles.

(and during the rematch)  Golota, after dropping Bowe in the second round, and being dropped himself later, was leading on the scorecards, only to be disqualified in the ninth round, once again for repeated shots to the testicles.^[15]