Posted 3:55 PM by extinct

Every spam is sacred

There was much speculation about the possible election of Nigerian Cardinal Franics Arinze as Pope, making him the first black Pope. Instead, however, European German Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected, rather than the Nigerian prelate.

Could that explain the email I got today?

"DEAR BLESSED CHILD OF GOD, I KNOW YOU CAN HELP!

HELLO, I AM FRANCIS CARDINAL ARINZE FROM NIGERIA, PREFECT OF THE DIVINE WORSHIP AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE SACRAMENTS.

PLEASE HELP ME. I HAVE A DEPOSIT OF $10 MILLIONs IN THE VATICAN BANK, AND NOW I CAN'T GET IT BACK WITHOUT YOUR HELP. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ELECTED POPE IN THE ROME CONCLAVE BUT DUE TO A RACIST CONSPIRACY, I WAS DENIED IT.

IF YOU EMAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESS, YOU CAN HELP ME CORRECT THIS SIN AND RECOVER THE MONEY AND SHARE IN SOME OF ITS BLESSINGS. GOD BLESS YOU, AMEN.

Shouldn't there be some kind of investigation about this?

Well, at least the new Pope's got email. Really, if it had been the Nigerian cardinal instead, would he have been able to get any recipients to take them seriously?