It was so unpredictable that the craftiest sage had not clue one. But it was routine bob dylan. Born a Jew, popularized by the secular 60s movement, baptized by fire into born again Christianity, now sings for the Pope's evangelistic crusade in Italy.

The pope wanted to reach out to youth so he recruited Grandpa dylan to perform some of his more depressing tunes. Sporting the same white cowboy hat that enveloped his head when I saw him in Dayton Ohio bob played Knocking on Heavens door, and a hard rains gonna fall.

The pope then rose and shook his hand.

Reporters who witnessed the event saw nothing shocking in the event. To a man they observe that dylan has often addressed faith in his music. True, dylan has often addressed religion in his songs. Sometimes full of sarcasm, often depressed and blue, occasionally full of gratitude to He who saved his soul, but his harshest criticism has always been for false prophets and phony religion.

"If I had an original thought I could use it right now......"