Fake pope held in Rome for looking like John Paul II

May 11, 2013 00:56

A Slovak street performer dressed in white papal vestments has been detained and fined by the police in Rome for bearing too close a resemblance to the late John Paul II, the police said today.

"The problem was that he looked a lot like Karol Wojtyla. He was detained for usurpation of title which is a misdemeanour," a police spokeswoman told AFP. "The cassock he was wearing has been confiscated," she added.

The man has been released and will have to pay between 154 and 929 euros (USD 200 and USD 1,200), depending on a decision by a judge, the spokeswoman said.

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