Pope Benedict Receives Christmas Visit From Bavarians.

Pope Emeritus Makes Rare Public Appearance to Thank Visiting Bavarians ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has made a rare public appearance 

to thank civil and ecclesiastical authorities from Bavaria 

for donating this year’s Vatican Christmas tree. - Full story

After formal greetings, they broke open the

brewskies...

He was then told that the Christmas tree has two tips, 

one dedicated to the reigning Pope Francis 

and an extra one for emeritus Benedict.

"Oh! Well I never!" he said. - Source

Folk dancing ensued, and ...

Cases of Papst were distributed

for those fired from the curia...

They pulled out all the stops for the Bavarian Pope.*

Fröhliche Weihnachten

*Trivia: Pull out all the stops - this saying originates with the organ, pulling out all the stops to play as loudly and boisterously as possible.

NB: This post has been edited for holiday cheer.