The Pope on the Bachelor?

What the hell heck? The New York Post reports that the producers of the ABC's The Bachelor want the Pope to appear on the show. In fact, they even put in a request with the Vatican.

"We're really trying to get the Pope to be on the show," said Fleiss. Fleiss envisioned his newest bachelor, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, 34, being granted an audience with the Pope before handed out his final rose.

"Wouldn't it be cool," said Fleiss in a moment of wishful thinking, "to see the Pope praying with the bachelor and giving him guidance to make the right decision?"

Fleiss was apparently hoping that since Lorenzo Borghese is related to Pope Paul V (Camillo Borghese) and Cardinal Scipiore Borghese, who lived during the 1600's and contributed to the beautification of both the Vatican and the City of Rome, he might get some special treatment.

Not surprisingly, the Pope has decided that reality tv isn't really his cup of tea. So far, it's a no-go.