With the non-religious still deemed beneath offering moral opinions on the Today programme’s God slot, the BBC is nevertheless reported to be courting the Pope for a cameo when he visits the UK later in the year.

The Guardian reports that the BBC are in talks with the Vatican to have the Pope appear on Thought for the Day when he comes to the UK in September for the Liturgical Mystery Tour. And they seem keen to secure his signature – they’ve even despatched director general Mark Thompson (or should that be he’s despatched himself?), who is a devout Catholic, to Rome to lead the negotiations.

http://blog.newhumanist.org.uk/2010/02/pope-for-thought-for-day.html