eBay Find Of The Day: Pope’s Ex-Mobile
Posted on 2nd April, 2007 by Warren M
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Golden Palace Casino is re-auctioning Pope Benedict XVI’s old VW Golf.
The car which once belonged to Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, was originally won by online casino GoldenPalace.com for an impressive €188,938.88 in May of 2005.
A few months before being elected head of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Josef Ratzinger decided to sell his six-year-old VW Golf. The vehicle had been imported from Germany to Rome in 1999.
Benjamin Halbe, 21, bought the vehicle without knowing its’ history. It was only when Halbe obtained the car’s registration documents confirming Josef Ratzinger as the former owner that he realized the truly blessed nature of his purchase.
The car has not been driven since it was bought by Golden Palace Casino in 2005.
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