As you're reading this, Dennis Rodman is on a jet headed to Rome. He tells TMZ he will land this evening and plans on meeting the new Pope shortly after he has been named. "Why" is the natural question. Why would Dennis want to meet the Pope? Why would the world wide leader of Catholics want to meet Dennis? Why is it being reported? Well it's being reported because Dennis just met with the leader of North Korea. The Pope may want to meet with Dennis, because Dennis appears to like crucifixes. He's wearing a big one in that photo and it looks like he has one tattooed to his belly. As for why Dennis wants to meet the Pope he says;"I want to be anywhere in the world that I'm needed ... I want to spread a message of peace and love throughout the world." I'm sure that's his intent, but Catholic leaders should be a bit hesitant about letting this meeting happen. I mean 48 hours after Dennis left North Korea their leader declared their  peace agreement with South Korea which has been in place since 1953 was now over and wanted to  launch a nuclear attack on DC that would "engulf Washington in a sea of fire". All I'm saying is, Dennis seems to rub some people the wrong way. You don't need your new Pope going off the rails Kim Jong-un style after meeting the worm.

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