Too Sexy For The Pope? French First Lady Carla Bruni Banned From Vatican

It’s being reported that French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was not allowed to join her husband, French President Nicholas Sarkozy, on his trip to visit Pope Benedict XVI. Shortly before Mr. Sarkozy’s departure, a French ambassador received a note from the Vatican that icily read, “Carla Sarkozy is not welcome in the Vatican.”

Most speculate that Bruni’s modeling and acting career was a cause of concern to the Church. According to Time,

The message, which led her to stay in Paris, is said to be over the Pope’s fears that more racy photographs of her days as a catwalk model would emerge. Nude and semi-naked pictures from her days as a model are regularly published in the media. In one, she’s seen posing in just a pair of knee high boots and a diamond ring.

Mr. Sarkozy’s visit to the Vatican stem from his low ratings amongst French Catholics. It seems that Roman Catholics aren’t rating Mrs. Sarkozy highly either.

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