He deleted an invitation to meet the popeSourced
Meet the pope at the White House?
The priest clicked delete.
American priest James Shea received an email inviting him to meet Pope Benedict XVI at the White House. Thinking it was an April Fools' prank or spam, he deleted it. A second contact revealed the invitation was real.
Some unlikely emails
really are true.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01