POPE TV BAN FOR 35 YEARS

Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The Supreme Pontiff, 87, said it was so bad for his ticker he hasn't watched the box for almost 35 years

He said: "I was watching television in the lounge with my fellow priests.

"It was July 15, 1990, and some scenes of an adult nature, to put it delicately, were being shown - something that was not good for the heart.

"Nothing risqué, of course, but when

I went back to my room, I said to myself, 'A priest cannot look at such things.'

"And so, the following day, during the mass for the feast of the Madonna del Carmelo...

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