Pope Wondering Why Serena van der Woodsen Is Such A Skank

GOSSIP GUY Benedict XVI with NYC fire Chief Salvatore Cassano

Pope Benedict XVI might be relatively modern-thinking—enough to be prepared, even, for his shocking sin of a tour through the sewers of Washington, D.C., and New York (yes, Yankee Stadium, we're talking about you). But even the hippest pontiff would be taken aback at thine eye-offending Gossip Girl posters plastered about town. Forget the quotidian profanities of regular graffiti: B16 was confronted with the 500-point letters OMFG wherever he looked. Bravo, CW! This is far bolder than that time The Bachelor creator asked the pope to bless the ABC show.

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