“And Pontiff, pretty Pontiff
Can anyone shake your hand?
Or is it just that you like uniforms
and someone kissing your hand”

— Lou Reed

Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
Attacking the Pope for receiving ex-Nazi Kurt Waldheim
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American musician 1942–2013

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