His cunning disguise included a too-short cassock, a black fedora in the place of a skullcap and a sash that was actually a purple scarf.
A German man disguised as a bishop snuck into the Vatican Monday as part of an attempt to infiltrate the secret pre-conclave meetings of the Church officials who will choose the next pope.
Ralph Napierski (L) managed to pass at least one level of security and even posed for a photo with Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, president emeritus of the Vatican's Prefecture for Economic Affairs.
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Fake bishop Ralph Napierski claimed to be a bishop of the (non-existent) German Catholic Order "Corpus Dei," according to Italian news agency ANSA.
Via: facebook.com
Seems legit.
Via: facebook.com
According to the "Corpus Dei" website, it is an order "after episcopal [sic] law" that is "defending the catholic [sic] faith inside the church against heretics that are inside the church" and working to "unite all christians [sic] under the cross."
![According to the "Corpus Dei" website, it is an order "after episcopal [sic] law" that is "defending the catholic [sic] faith inside the church against heretics that are inside the church" and working to "unite all christians [sic] under the cross."](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/3/5/14/enhanced-buzz-4488-1362510527-5.jpg)
Via: thecorpusdei.wordpress.com
