Had to quote this from Scott Adams – (Dilbert Guy, who still has the best atheist blog going around), on the pope going to Turkey. Sure it’s politically incorrect, but it’s also really funny:
When it comes to handling delicate matters affecting the survival of the planet, you want to send in the 79-year old German guy with a Marge Simpson hat, a history of talking directly to God, and seven decades of sperm backup. I don’t see how that could go wrong.